Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 425 · 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 happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
6. 6.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
17. 17.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
22. 22.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
29. 29.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
30. 30.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
31. 31.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
34. 34.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
39. 39.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree

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