Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 788 · 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.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
6. 6.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
8. 8.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
9. 9.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
12. 12.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
13. 13.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.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) the numbers prove it
22. 22.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
25. 25.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
29. 29.🪤 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) one means all (d) lucky charm
30. 30.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
32. 32.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
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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