Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 147 · 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 thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
4. 4.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
14. 14.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
15. 15.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
29. 29.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) follow them
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
39. 39.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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