Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 371 · 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 thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
4. 4.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
13. 13.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
18. 18.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
19. 19.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
20. 20.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) follow them
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
23. 23.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
30. 30.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
31. 31.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
34. 34.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
40. 40.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True

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