Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 238 · 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: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
9. 9.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
13. 13.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
18. 18.🐈 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
19. 19.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
22. 22.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
25. 25.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
28. 28.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
38. 38.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice

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