Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 443 · 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: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
4. 4.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) it has lots of likes
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
7. 7.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
9. 9.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) one means all
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
16. 16.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
23. 23.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
25. 25.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
28. 28.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
30. 30.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
31. 31.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
34. 34.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
37. 37.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are

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