Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 201 · 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.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) run fast
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
4. 4.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
6. 6.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
17. 17.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
22. 22.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
25. 25.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
27. 27.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it

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