Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 979 · 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: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
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) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
10. 10.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
12. 12.🪤 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
16. 16.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🚦 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
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
19. 19.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
26. 26.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
27. 27.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
29. 29.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
39. 39.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it

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