Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 723 · 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.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
4. 4.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
9. 9.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) one means all
21. 21.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
25. 25.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
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
29. 29.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
30. 30.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.🪤 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
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
36. 36.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False

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