Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 171 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
2. 2.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
6. 6.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
10. 10.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
16. 16.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
22. 22.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
28. 28.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
31. 31.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
33. 33.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
39. 39.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question

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