Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 665 · 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: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
6. 6.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
12. 12.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
17. 17.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
20. 20.🪤 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
24. 24.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
26. 26.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
33. 33.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm

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