Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 725 · 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: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.👍 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
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
23. 23.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
24. 24.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
30. 30.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
32. 32.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
35. 35.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
36. 36.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
38. 38.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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