Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 442 · 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.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
5. 5.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
9. 9.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
12. 12.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
15. 15.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
17. 17.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
28. 28.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
31. 31.🍀 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
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
38. 38.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice

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