Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 621 · 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: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
4. 4.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
5. 5.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
10. 10.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) walks away
13. 13.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
18. 18.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
22. 22.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
34. 34.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
36. 36.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree

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