Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 807 · 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 of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
2. 2.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
6. 6.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.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
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
11. 11.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
12. 12.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
15. 15.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.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
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
18. 18.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
22. 22.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
23. 23.🪤 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
24. 24.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
26. 26.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
28. 28.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
29. 29.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
32. 32.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
38. 38.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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