Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 701 · 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? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
4. 4.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
5. 5.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
7. 7.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) one means all
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
11. 11.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
12. 12.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
14. 14.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
19. 19.🪤 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
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
21. 21.🪤 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
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
24. 24.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
36. 36.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
40. 40.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True

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