Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 131 · 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: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
6. 6.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
7. 7.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
8. 8.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
9. 9.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
11. 11.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
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
18. 18.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
20. 20.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
25. 25.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 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
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
28. 28.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
31. 31.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
38. 38.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
40. 40.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False

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