Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 329 · 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: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
12. 12.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
17. 17.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
23. 23.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
28. 28.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
30. 30.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
33. 33.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 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) one means all (d) lucky charm
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) wait for green

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