Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 971 · 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: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
4. 4.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
6. 6.🍀 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) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
7. 7.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
14. 14.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
19. 19.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) run fast
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
25. 25.🪤 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
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
30. 30.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
31. 31.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
35. 35.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
40. 40.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False

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