Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 77 · 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.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
4. 4.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🐈 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
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
8. 8.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
23. 23.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
26. 26.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
32. 32.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
34. 34.🪤 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
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
40. 40.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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