Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 102 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
2. 2.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
3. 3.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
6. 6.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
11. 11.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
22. 22.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
25. 25.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
36. 36.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
38. 38.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it

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