Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 717 · 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 thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
2. 2.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) close your eyes
4. 4.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
5. 5.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.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
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
14. 14.🪤 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
19. 19.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
22. 22.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
28. 28.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
30. 30.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
32. 32.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
35. 35.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
37. 37.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
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
40. 40.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence

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