Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 869 · 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? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
2. 2.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
9. 9.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
13. 13.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) wait for green
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
16. 16.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
19. 19.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
24. 24.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
36. 36.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
38. 38.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it

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