Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 529 · 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? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
2. 2.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
5. 5.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
9. 9.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
12. 12.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
13. 13.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
16. 16.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
19. 19.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
21. 21.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
25. 25.🪤 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
26. 26.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
28. 28.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” 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) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.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
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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