Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 954 · 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) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
2. 2.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
6. 6.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
9. 9.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
11. 11.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
12. 12.👍 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
13. 13.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
15. 15.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
19. 19.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
21. 21.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
23. 23.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🚦 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
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
29. 29.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
33. 33.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) one means all
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it

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