Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 493 · 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) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
7. 7.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
8. 8.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
10. 10.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
17. 17.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
22. 22.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
28. 28.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes

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