Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 557 · 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.🍀 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
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
5. 5.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
6. 6.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
9. 9.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
12. 12.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
14. 14.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
16. 16.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
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.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
25. 25.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
29. 29.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
33. 33.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
36. 36.🪤 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
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
39. 39.🪤 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
40. 40.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself

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