Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 649 · 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? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
2. 2.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) calls them names
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
6. 6.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
9. 9.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 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
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
16. 16.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
21. 21.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
23. 23.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
29. 29.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
31. 31.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works

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