Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 886 · 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 boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
4. 4.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
9. 9.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
11. 11.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
13. 13.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
23. 23.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
26. 26.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
33. 33.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
36. 36.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
39. 39.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it

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