Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 597 · 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) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
9. 9.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
12. 12.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
16. 16.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
19. 19.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
22. 22.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
28. 28.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
29. 29.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
31. 31.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
32. 32.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
34. 34.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
36. 36.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
38. 38.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works

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