Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 428 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
4. 4.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
20. 20.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
22. 22.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
26. 26.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
29. 29.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
34. 34.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
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.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person

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