Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 816 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
7. 7.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
10. 10.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
12. 12.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
13. 13.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
15. 15.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
16. 16.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
19. 19.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.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
23. 23.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
26. 26.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
28. 28.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
33. 33.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
40. 40.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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