Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 528 · 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 thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
11. 11.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
12. 12.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
16. 16.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) follow them
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
21. 21.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
27. 27.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
31. 31.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
37. 37.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 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
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
40. 40.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False

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