Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 146 · 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 thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
2. 2.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
11. 11.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
13. 13.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
15. 15.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) calls them names
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
19. 19.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
32. 32.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
34. 34.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
37. 37.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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