Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 452 · 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: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
3. 3.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
4. 4.🔍 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
5. 5.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
8. 8.🪤 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
9. 9.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
17. 17.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
22. 22.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” 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 is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
29. 29.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
31. 31.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
33. 33.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
35. 35.🔍 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
36. 36.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
39. 39.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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