Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 910 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
9. 9.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
13. 13.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
15. 15.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.👍 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
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.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
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
26. 26.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
29. 29.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
33. 33.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) run fast
34. 34.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
36. 36.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
39. 39.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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