Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 655 · 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.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
4. 4.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
13. 13.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
16. 16.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
18. 18.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
19. 19.🪤 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
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
23. 23.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
26. 26.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
28. 28.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
34. 34.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
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) one means all (d) everyone does it
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
37. 37.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so

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