Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 540 · 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.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
2. 2.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
3. 3.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
6. 6.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
11. 11.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
14. 14.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
15. 15.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
20. 20.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
22. 22.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
25. 25.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
32. 32.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
33. 33.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
37. 37.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works

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