Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 137 · 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 fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
2. 2.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
13. 13.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
21. 21.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
24. 24.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are

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