Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 264 · 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: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
6. 6.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) close your eyes
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
20. 20.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
23. 23.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.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
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
30. 30.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
33. 33.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
36. 36.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once

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