Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 721 · 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: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
3. 3.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
9. 9.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
10. 10.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
12. 12.👍 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
13. 13.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
20. 20.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
22. 22.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
23. 23.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
35. 35.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
38. 38.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all

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