Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 647 · 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? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
5. 5.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
8. 8.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
10. 10.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
14. 14.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
16. 16.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
18. 18.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
22. 22.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
25. 25.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
29. 29.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
35. 35.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) run fast
36. 36.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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