Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 804 · 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: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
5. 5.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
6. 6.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
12. 12.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
14. 14.🪤 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
15. 15.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
20. 20.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
25. 25.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
27. 27.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
31. 31.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
34. 34.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
38. 38.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
39. 39.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all

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