Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 215 · 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) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
2. 2.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.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
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
5. 5.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
13. 13.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
21. 21.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
23. 23.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
29. 29.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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