Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 173 · 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 was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
2. 2.🐈 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
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
4. 4.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
5. 5.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
13. 13.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
17. 17.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
20. 20.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
22. 22.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
27. 27.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
30. 30.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
37. 37.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) follow them
38. 38.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
40. 40.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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