Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 661 · 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) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
3. 3.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
5. 5.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
7. 7.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
9. 9.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
14. 14.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
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) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) run fast
19. 19.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
22. 22.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
30. 30.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
33. 33.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
34. 34.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
36. 36.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it

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