Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 613 · 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: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
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) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
8. 8.🪤 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
9. 9.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
18. 18.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
20. 20.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
22. 22.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
23. 23.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
30. 30.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” 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.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
37. 37.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
39. 39.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree

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