Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 453 · 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 rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
3. 3.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 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
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
12. 12.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
15. 15.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
19. 19.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
21. 21.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
23. 23.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
25. 25.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
33. 33.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
38. 38.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it

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