Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 13 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
2. 2.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
4. 4.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
8. 8.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
9. 9.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
13. 13.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
17. 17.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
20. 20.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
23. 23.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
28. 28.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
33. 33.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
38. 38.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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