Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 539 · 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: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
3. 3.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
4. 4.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
9. 9.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 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
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
19. 19.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
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
21. 21.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
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
25. 25.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
26. 26.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
29. 29.🍀 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
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
31. 31.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
40. 40.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

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