Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 132 · 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) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
2. 2.🪤 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
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
12. 12.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
13. 13.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
15. 15.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
18. 18.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
22. 22.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
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
24. 24.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
26. 26.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
31. 31.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) calls them names
34. 34.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
36. 36.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
40. 40.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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