Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 748 · 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: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
3. 3.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
8. 8.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
9. 9.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
16. 16.👍 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
19. 19.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
24. 24.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
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
26. 26.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
30. 30.🍀 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
31. 31.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
33. 33.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
35. 35.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
37. 37.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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