Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 339 · 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 of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
2. 2.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
10. 10.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
18. 18.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
24. 24.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
25. 25.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
26. 26.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
32. 32.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
39. 39.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself

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