Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 737 · 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: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
4. 4.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
6. 6.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
15. 15.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
19. 19.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
20. 20.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
27. 27.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
28. 28.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
32. 32.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.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
39. 39.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once

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