Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 681 · 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.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) wait for green
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
8. 8.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
11. 11.🪤 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) one means all (d) attacking the person
12. 12.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
15. 15.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
18. 18.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
20. 20.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
24. 24.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
26. 26.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
28. 28.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
35. 35.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all

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