Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 626 · 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) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
10. 10.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
12. 12.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
14. 14.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
25. 25.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
30. 30.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
37. 37.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
39. 39.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it

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