Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 327 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
4. 4.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
6. 6.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
15. 15.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🪤 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
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
23. 23.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
24. 24.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
27. 27.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) close your eyes
28. 28.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
30. 30.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
36. 36.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
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
39. 39.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm

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