Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 328 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
6. 6.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
10. 10.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
13. 13.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
16. 16.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
19. 19.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
22. 22.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
24. 24.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
26. 26.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) follow them
28. 28.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
32. 32.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
34. 34.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
36. 36.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all

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