Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 317 · 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: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
12. 12.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) calls them names
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
14. 14.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
19. 19.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
21. 21.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
27. 27.🚦 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
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
31. 31.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
36. 36.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it

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