Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 612 · 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) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
7. 7.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
9. 9.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
13. 13.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
19. 19.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
21. 21.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
37. 37.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.👍 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
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm

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