Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 401 · 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) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
2. 2.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
3. 3.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
10. 10.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
11. 11.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
16. 16.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
19. 19.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
21. 21.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
25. 25.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
28. 28.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
29. 29.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
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
35. 35.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) one means all
38. 38.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
39. 39.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it

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