Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 938 · 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.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
6. 6.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
8. 8.🪤 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
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
11. 11.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
12. 12.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
24. 24.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
28. 28.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
29. 29.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
34. 34.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
37. 37.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
39. 39.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person

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