Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 912 · 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.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
3. 3.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
8. 8.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
11. 11.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
17. 17.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
18. 18.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
21. 21.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
23. 23.🪤 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
24. 24.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) follow them
31. 31.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
35. 35.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
37. 37.🐈 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
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it

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