Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 648 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
3. 3.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
6. 6.🪤 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
7. 7.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
9. 9.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
11. 11.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
23. 23.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
32. 32.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
35. 35.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
37. 37.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes

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