Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 446 · 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 thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
3. 3.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
5. 5.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
11. 11.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) wait for green
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
14. 14.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
18. 18.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
20. 20.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
25. 25.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 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
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it

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