Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 80 · 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? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
2. 2.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
6. 6.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
8. 8.🍀 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
9. 9.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
12. 12.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
17. 17.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
28. 28.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
33. 33.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
40. 40.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False

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