Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 60 · 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? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
3. 3.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
14. 14.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) it was measured twice
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
16. 16.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
17. 17.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🚦 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
24. 24.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
28. 28.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) cats hate me
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
34. 34.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
36. 36.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
40. 40.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True

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