Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 609 · 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 of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
4. 4.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.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
7. 7.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
9. 9.🍀 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
10. 10.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
13. 13.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
21. 21.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
26. 26.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
27. 27.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
34. 34.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False

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