Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 188 · 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.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
8. 8.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
9. 9.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
12. 12.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
24. 24.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
27. 27.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
29. 29.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 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
33. 33.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.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 has lots of likes
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
38. 38.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it

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