Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 476 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
4. 4.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
5. 5.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
8. 8.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
9. 9.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
11. 11.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
13. 13.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
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
15. 15.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
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
18. 18.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
24. 24.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
26. 26.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
28. 28.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
30. 30.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
34. 34.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (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 thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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