Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 57 · 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? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
2. 2.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
8. 8.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
10. 10.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) close your eyes
11. 11.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
13. 13.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
15. 15.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
17. 17.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 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
20. 20.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
27. 27.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
37. 37.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
39. 39.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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