Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 17 · 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.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
3. 3.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
5. 5.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
8. 8.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
13. 13.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
19. 19.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
20. 20.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
22. 22.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
26. 26.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
31. 31.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
32. 32.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
35. 35.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
39. 39.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it

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