Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 72 · 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? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
2. 2.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
3. 3.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
5. 5.🪤 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
6. 6.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
9. 9.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
10. 10.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
12. 12.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
17. 17.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
18. 18.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 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
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
22. 22.🐈 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
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
24. 24.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (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) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
34. 34.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
36. 36.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it

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