Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 494 · 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 numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
6. 6.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
12. 12.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
14. 14.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
22. 22.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
26. 26.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) close your eyes
27. 27.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
32. 32.🪤 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
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
38. 38.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so

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