Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 119 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Spot the trap): Everyone does it: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” One means all: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” Lucky charm: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” Attacking the person: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” Fair reasons come from tests, measurements and checked facts.

1. 1.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
9. 9.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
16. 16.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
27. 27.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
33. 33.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends

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