Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 682 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
3. 3.👍 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
4. 4.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 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
7. 7.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
14. 14.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
22. 22.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
26. 26.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
30. 30.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False

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