Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 441 · 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 of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
2. 2.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
7. 7.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
14. 14.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
17. 17.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
19. 19.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🍀 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
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
25. 25.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
28. 28.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) wait for green
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
31. 31.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
35. 35.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
40. 40.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True

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