Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 297 · 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) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
5. 5.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
17. 17.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
19. 19.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
24. 24.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
33. 33.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
35. 35.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
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
40. 40.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True

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