Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 898 · 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: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
4. 4.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
7. 7.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
10. 10.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
12. 12.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
13. 13.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
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
18. 18.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
19. 19.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
20. 20.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
25. 25.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
30. 30.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
34. 34.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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
40. 40.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

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