Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 267 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
2. 2.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
7. 7.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
11. 11.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
16. 16.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
17. 17.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
20. 20.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
30. 30.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) one means all
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
33. 33.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once

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