Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 534 · 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) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
6. 6.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
9. 9.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.👍 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
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
17. 17.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
20. 20.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
29. 29.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
31. 31.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
32. 32.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) cats hate me
35. 35.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 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
37. 37.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
39. 39.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True

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