Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 286 · 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 thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
2. 2.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
11. 11.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
17. 17.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 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
19. 19.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
22. 22.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
23. 23.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
24. 24.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
28. 28.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
37. 37.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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