Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 915 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
4. 4.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 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
7. 7.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (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) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
14. 14.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
16. 16.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
18. 18.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
22. 22.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 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
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
33. 33.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
36. 36.🪤 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
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
40. 40.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

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