Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 73 · 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: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🍀 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
3. 3.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
9. 9.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
10. 10.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
12. 12.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
17. 17.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
20. 20.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) run fast
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
33. 33.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
40. 40.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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