Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 922 · 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: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
5. 5.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
7. 7.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
13. 13.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
14. 14.🪤 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
15. 15.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
17. 17.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) close your eyes
20. 20.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
26. 26.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
37. 37.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.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
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
40. 40.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False

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