Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 675 · 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) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
5. 5.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
7. 7.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
11. 11.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
22. 22.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
23. 23.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
28. 28.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
34. 34.🪤 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
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
36. 36.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so

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