Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 78 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
2. 2.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
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) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.👍 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
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.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
15. 15.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
16. 16.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
20. 20.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
23. 23.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
27. 27.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
32. 32.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
40. 40.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False

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