Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

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

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