Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 797 · 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: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) follow them
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
5. 5.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
10. 10.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
15. 15.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
19. 19.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
26. 26.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🪤 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
29. 29.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
40. 40.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False

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