Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 918 · 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: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
4. 4.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
6. 6.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
10. 10.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
12. 12.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.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
18. 18.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
20. 20.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
22. 22.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
24. 24.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
38. 38.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
39. 39.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person

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