Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 122 · 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: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
6. 6.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
9. 9.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.🍀 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
15. 15.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) wait for green
16. 16.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
17. 17.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
23. 23.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
27. 27.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
37. 37.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
40. 40.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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