Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 399 · 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 thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
8. 8.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
14. 14.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
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.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
29. 29.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
31. 31.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
33. 33.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
38. 38.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🐈 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

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