Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 719 · 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: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
4. 4.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
7. 7.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
10. 10.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
12. 12.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
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
16. 16.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
21. 21.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
24. 24.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
35. 35.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
38. 38.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it

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