Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 556 · 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? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
2. 2.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) run fast
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
14. 14.🪤 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) one means all (d) lucky charm
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🍀 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
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
23. 23.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
24. 24.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
28. 28.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are

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