Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 777 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
9. 9.🪤 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
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
12. 12.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (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) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
14. 14.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) calls them names
15. 15.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
18. 18.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
22. 22.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
25. 25.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
31. 31.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
35. 35.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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