Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 749 · 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? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
2. 2.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
3. 3.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
5. 5.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
7. 7.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
9. 9.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
10. 10.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
12. 12.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
17. 17.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
22. 22.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
28. 28.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
36. 36.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
40. 40.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) wait for green

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