Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 98 · 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 cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
3. 3.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.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
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
10. 10.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
11. 11.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
13. 13.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
15. 15.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
17. 17.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
19. 19.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
24. 24.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
31. 31.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
33. 33.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
35. 35.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
37. 37.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
40. 40.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True

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