Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 874 · 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: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
3. 3.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
11. 11.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
13. 13.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🚦 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
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
18. 18.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
20. 20.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
22. 22.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
26. 26.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
29. 29.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
39. 39.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice

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