Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 732 · 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) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
3. 3.🪤 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
4. 4.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
6. 6.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
9. 9.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) run fast
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
19. 19.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
24. 24.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
29. 29.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
37. 37.🪤 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
38. 38.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 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

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