Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 586 · 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 “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
6. 6.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
14. 14.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
15. 15.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
18. 18.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
20. 20.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
23. 23.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
29. 29.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
37. 37.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
40. 40.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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