Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 769 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
5. 5.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
7. 7.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) follow them
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
14. 14.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
18. 18.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
20. 20.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
25. 25.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
30. 30.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.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
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
37. 37.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are

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