Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 3 · 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: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
4. 4.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
6. 6.🪤 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
8. 8.🍀 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
9. 9.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
14. 14.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
18. 18.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
20. 20.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.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
22. 22.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
24. 24.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
26. 26.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
33. 33.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
40. 40.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False

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