Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 707 · 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) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
2. 2.🪤 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
3. 3.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
5. 5.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
7. 7.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
13. 13.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
20. 20.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🐈 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
35. 35.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
38. 38.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person

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