Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 176 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
5. 5.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
12. 12.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🐈 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
14. 14.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
16. 16.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.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
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
23. 23.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
24. 24.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
33. 33.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
38. 38.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
39. 39.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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