Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 141 · 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 fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
2. 2.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.👍 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
13. 13.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
20. 20.🐈 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
21. 21.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
23. 23.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
28. 28.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
29. 29.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
35. 35.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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
37. 37.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
39. 39.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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