Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 969 · 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 of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
2. 2.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
7. 7.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
8. 8.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
16. 16.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
19. 19.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
28. 28.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.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
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once

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