Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 50 · 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: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
6. 6.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
8. 8.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
13. 13.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
18. 18.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
22. 22.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.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
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
30. 30.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
40. 40.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning

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