Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 204 · 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: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
15. 15.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
19. 19.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.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
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
29. 29.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
31. 31.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.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 rule book says so
34. 34.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
36. 36.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
40. 40.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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