Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 727 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
11. 11.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
14. 14.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
16. 16.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
18. 18.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
20. 20.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
23. 23.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
29. 29.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
35. 35.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
38. 38.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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