Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 931 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
3. 3.🐈 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
7. 7.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
12. 12.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
14. 14.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
15. 15.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
21. 21.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
22. 22.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
30. 30.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
32. 32.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.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
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
36. 36.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
39. 39.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree

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