Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 635 · 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) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
9. 9.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
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
11. 11.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 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
13. 13.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
14. 14.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
19. 19.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
22. 22.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
23. 23.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
27. 27.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) run fast
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
30. 30.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
38. 38.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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