Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 570 · 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? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) run fast
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
6. 6.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
13. 13.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
14. 14.👍 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) yes, always (d) only on weekends
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
16. 16.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
17. 17.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
19. 19.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
25. 25.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.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
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
30. 30.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
33. 33.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
35. 35.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
40. 40.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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