Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 166 · 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) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
2. 2.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
13. 13.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
15. 15.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
20. 20.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
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
26. 26.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
29. 29.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
31. 31.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
34. 34.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
38. 38.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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