Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 206 · 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 “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 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) one means all (d) attacking the person
3. 3.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
4. 4.🪤 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
6. 6.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
8. 8.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
9. 9.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
11. 11.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
15. 15.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 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
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🪤 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
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
24. 24.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
30. 30.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
34. 34.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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