Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 697 · 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 thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
8. 8.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
11. 11.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
14. 14.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
27. 27.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
28. 28.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
33. 33.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
35. 35.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.🐈 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
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
40. 40.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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