Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 616 · 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 of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
4. 4.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
6. 6.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
12. 12.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
16. 16.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
19. 19.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
20. 20.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
23. 23.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
27. 27.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
29. 29.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
33. 33.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
36. 36.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works

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