Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 46 · 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) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
2. 2.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
3. 3.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
10. 10.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
13. 13.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
17. 17.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
23. 23.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
26. 26.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
33. 33.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
34. 34.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
36. 36.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
39. 39.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) wait for green
40. 40.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

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