Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 722 · 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) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
2. 2.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
5. 5.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
8. 8.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
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.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
18. 18.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
20. 20.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
23. 23.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
28. 28.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
32. 32.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) follow them
33. 33.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
36. 36.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm

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