Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 530 · 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.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
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
3. 3.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
6. 6.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
8. 8.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
11. 11.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
13. 13.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) follow them
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
21. 21.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
26. 26.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
30. 30.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
32. 32.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
33. 33.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
34. 34.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
39. 39.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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