Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 959 · 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: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
4. 4.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
9. 9.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
14. 14.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🚦 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
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
21. 21.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
23. 23.🪤 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
25. 25.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
28. 28.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
33. 33.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
37. 37.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
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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