Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 839 · 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 first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
2. 2.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
5. 5.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
10. 10.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
13. 13.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) follow them
15. 15.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
19. 19.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
26. 26.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
29. 29.🪤 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
30. 30.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
32. 32.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice

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