Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 575 · 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 boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
3. 3.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
5. 5.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
11. 11.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
21. 21.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
23. 23.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
28. 28.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
30. 30.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
33. 33.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
40. 40.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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