Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 594 · 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 used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
2. 2.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
7. 7.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
9. 9.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) tests show it works
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
13. 13.🔍 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
14. 14.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
17. 17.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
18. 18.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
19. 19.🪤 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
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
33. 33.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
40. 40.🪤 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

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