Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 410 · 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.🐈 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
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
5. 5.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
7. 7.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
13. 13.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) close your eyes
22. 22.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
27. 27.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
31. 31.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
37. 37.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it

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