Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 652 · 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.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
2. 2.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
13. 13.🍀 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
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
19. 19.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 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
21. 21.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
23. 23.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
33. 33.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
38. 38.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False

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