Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 123 · 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.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
3. 3.🐈 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
7. 7.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
9. 9.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
12. 12.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
16. 16.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
27. 27.🪤 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
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
35. 35.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
39. 39.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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