Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 447 · 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) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
2. 2.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
6. 6.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
7. 7.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
8. 8.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
15. 15.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
24. 24.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.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
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
36. 36.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
38. 38.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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