Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 806 · 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: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
3. 3.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
4. 4.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
7. 7.🐈 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
8. 8.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
12. 12.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🍀 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
19. 19.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) calls them names
20. 20.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
23. 23.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
28. 28.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
30. 30.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
33. 33.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) wait for green
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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