Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 391 · 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 thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
2. 2.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
11. 11.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
12. 12.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
17. 17.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
21. 21.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
27. 27.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
30. 30.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
31. 31.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
33. 33.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
37. 37.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
38. 38.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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