Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 275 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
5. 5.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
7. 7.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
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 thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
11. 11.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.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
15. 15.🪤 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
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
24. 24.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
25. 25.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
28. 28.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
31. 31.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
39. 39.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me

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