Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 515 · 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) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
2. 2.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
4. 4.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
8. 8.🪤 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
9. 9.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.🔍 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) it was measured twice
19. 19.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) follow them
21. 21.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
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
23. 23.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
32. 32.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
34. 34.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
35. 35.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
38. 38.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it

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