Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 360 · 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 rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
2. 2.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
8. 8.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
9. 9.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
12. 12.🍀 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
13. 13.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
14. 14.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
16. 16.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
17. 17.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
19. 19.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
23. 23.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
28. 28.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) one means all
29. 29.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
31. 31.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
35. 35.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
38. 38.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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