Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 139 · 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) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
4. 4.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
6. 6.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
13. 13.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
17. 17.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
19. 19.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
20. 20.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
22. 22.🪤 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
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
26. 26.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
31. 31.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
34. 34.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
39. 39.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True

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