Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 313 · 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) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
2. 2.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
11. 11.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
15. 15.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
18. 18.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.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
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
26. 26.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
33. 33.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
34. 34.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) run fast
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
38. 38.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
40. 40.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True

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