Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 775 · 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: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
4. 4.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
5. 5.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
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 mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
14. 14.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
20. 20.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
23. 23.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
27. 27.🪤 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
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
29. 29.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
32. 32.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
34. 34.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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