Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 191 · 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: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🍀 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
4. 4.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
6. 6.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
9. 9.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
12. 12.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
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
14. 14.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 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
17. 17.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
18. 18.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
21. 21.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
26. 26.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
30. 30.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
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) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once

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