Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 468 · 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.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
2. 2.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
8. 8.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
11. 11.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
17. 17.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
18. 18.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) walks away
19. 19.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
22. 22.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
28. 28.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
30. 30.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 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
32. 32.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
35. 35.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False

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