Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 596 · 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 numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
2. 2.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.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
4. 4.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
5. 5.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
11. 11.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
19. 19.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
38. 38.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
40. 40.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False

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