Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 760 · 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) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
2. 2.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
4. 4.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.👍 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
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
7. 7.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
14. 14.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
21. 21.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.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
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
24. 24.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) close your eyes
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
38. 38.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works

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