Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 289 · 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: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.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
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
11. 11.🪤 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
14. 14.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
18. 18.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
23. 23.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
36. 36.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🚦 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
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
39. 39.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False

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