Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 338 · 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.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
16. 16.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
20. 20.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
23. 23.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
32. 32.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once

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