Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 866 · 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? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
3. 3.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
4. 4.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
7. 7.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
16. 16.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
21. 21.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
24. 24.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
25. 25.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
28. 28.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
34. 34.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.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

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