Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 466 · 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: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
7. 7.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
13. 13.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
24. 24.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.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
28. 28.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
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
38. 38.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
39. 39.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works

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