Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 533 · 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.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
2. 2.🪤 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
3. 3.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
10. 10.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
13. 13.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
24. 24.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
25. 25.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
27. 27.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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
31. 31.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
35. 35.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
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
37. 37.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays

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