Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 604 · 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) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
2. 2.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
4. 4.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
6. 6.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
10. 10.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) calls them names
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
25. 25.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
30. 30.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
35. 35.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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