Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 582 · 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) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
4. 4.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.👍 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) only on weekends (d) yes, always
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
11. 11.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
15. 15.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
22. 22.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
25. 25.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
29. 29.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
31. 31.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) follow them
32. 32.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
35. 35.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
39. 39.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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