Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 474 · 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) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
5. 5.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
10. 10.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
11. 11.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
14. 14.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
20. 20.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
25. 25.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
30. 30.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
37. 37.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it

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