Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 690 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
2. 2.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
8. 8.🪤 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
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
10. 10.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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
16. 16.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
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) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.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
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
23. 23.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
30. 30.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) one means all
34. 34.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
37. 37.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
39. 39.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
40. 40.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True

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