Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 520 · 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.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
9. 9.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
17. 17.🪤 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
18. 18.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.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
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
21. 21.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
28. 28.🪤 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
29. 29.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
38. 38.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all

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