Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 986 · 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: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
4. 4.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
6. 6.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
7. 7.🚦 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
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
10. 10.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
15. 15.🪤 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
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
19. 19.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🪤 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) one means all (d) everyone does it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
28. 28.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
29. 29.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
33. 33.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
37. 37.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
39. 39.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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