Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 658 · 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.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
8. 8.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.🪤 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
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
24. 24.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
29. 29.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚦 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
31. 31.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
33. 33.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
36. 36.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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