Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 236 · 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: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) run fast
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
6. 6.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
8. 8.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.👍 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
12. 12.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
16. 16.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
17. 17.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
18. 18.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
21. 21.🪤 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
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
26. 26.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
28. 28.🪤 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
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
36. 36.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
39. 39.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once

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