Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 358 · 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.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) run fast
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
6. 6.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
13. 13.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
17. 17.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
18. 18.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
23. 23.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
28. 28.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
32. 32.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
33. 33.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
37. 37.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) one means all
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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