Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 537 · 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? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
2. 2.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
4. 4.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
10. 10.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🐈 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
24. 24.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
32. 32.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 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
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
35. 35.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
36. 36.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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