Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 310 · 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) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
2. 2.🪤 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
5. 5.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
6. 6.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
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
9. 9.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
12. 12.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) run fast
13. 13.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
18. 18.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🍀 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) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
22. 22.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
38. 38.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it

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