Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 366 · 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.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
2. 2.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) one means all
3. 3.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
4. 4.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
7. 7.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
10. 10.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
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) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
13. 13.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🔍 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) it happened once
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
19. 19.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
21. 21.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
24. 24.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
32. 32.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
37. 37.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all

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