Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 269 · 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: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
3. 3.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
9. 9.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
14. 14.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
25. 25.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
29. 29.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
31. 31.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
33. 33.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
40. 40.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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