Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 822 · 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) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
2. 2.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 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
4. 4.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
7. 7.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
9. 9.🍀 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
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
18. 18.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
19. 19.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
27. 27.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
33. 33.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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