Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 421 · 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: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
3. 3.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
5. 5.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
6. 6.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
9. 9.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
11. 11.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 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) one means all (d) attacking the person
14. 14.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
30. 30.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
37. 37.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person

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