Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 422 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
3. 3.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
6. 6.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
9. 9.🪤 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
11. 11.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
13. 13.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚦 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
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
18. 18.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
26. 26.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
30. 30.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (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 used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
40. 40.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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