Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 451 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
5. 5.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) run fast
23. 23.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
34. 34.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
36. 36.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it

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