Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 812 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
3. 3.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.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
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
12. 12.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
17. 17.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
24. 24.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
30. 30.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
37. 37.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works

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