Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 370 · 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 thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
2. 2.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
5. 5.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🚦 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
8. 8.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
10. 10.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
14. 14.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
26. 26.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
29. 29.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
31. 31.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 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) one means all (d) attacking the person
33. 33.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.👍 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
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
39. 39.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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