Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 439 · 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.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
3. 3.🪤 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) one means all (d) attacking the person
4. 4.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
10. 10.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
16. 16.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
18. 18.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
20. 20.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.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
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
30. 30.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
33. 33.🪤 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
40. 40.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True

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