Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 583 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
3. 3.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
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
8. 8.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
11. 11.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
17. 17.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
19. 19.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (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 was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) walks away
30. 30.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
34. 34.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
39. 39.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False

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