Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 984 · 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 of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
2. 2.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
12. 12.🪤 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
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
23. 23.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
25. 25.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
29. 29.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
32. 32.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
39. 39.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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