Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 711 · 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.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
4. 4.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
6. 6.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
11. 11.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
13. 13.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
20. 20.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
23. 23.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 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) one means all (d) lucky charm
27. 27.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
29. 29.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
32. 32.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
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
35. 35.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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