Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 535 · 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? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
3. 3.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
5. 5.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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
10. 10.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
11. 11.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
18. 18.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
22. 22.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
23. 23.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
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
25. 25.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
27. 27.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
28. 28.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
33. 33.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
36. 36.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree

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