Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 384 · 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.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
3. 3.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
6. 6.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
8. 8.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
11. 11.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
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 is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
15. 15.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
21. 21.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
26. 26.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
30. 30.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
35. 35.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.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) the numbers prove it
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
38. 38.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) wait for green

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