Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 394 · 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 thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
10. 10.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
14. 14.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
19. 19.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
24. 24.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
28. 28.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) follow them
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
32. 32.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
36. 36.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
38. 38.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once

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