Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 4 · 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: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
3. 3.👍 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
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
7. 7.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
10. 10.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
17. 17.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
20. 20.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
21. 21.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
23. 23.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
29. 29.🚦 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
30. 30.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
31. 31.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
34. 34.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
35. 35.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm

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