Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 751 · 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? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
7. 7.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
20. 20.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
23. 23.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
24. 24.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
26. 26.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
35. 35.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once

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