Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 197 · 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.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
2. 2.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
6. 6.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
7. 7.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
8. 8.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 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
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
14. 14.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
16. 16.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
17. 17.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
24. 24.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
27. 27.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
31. 31.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
35. 35.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
39. 39.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice

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