Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 332 · 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: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
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) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
7. 7.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
19. 19.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
20. 20.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
22. 22.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
27. 27.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
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 thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
38. 38.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
40. 40.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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