Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 11 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
10. 10.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) calls them names
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
12. 12.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
18. 18.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
21. 21.🪤 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) one means all (d) everyone does it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
24. 24.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
25. 25.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
30. 30.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
35. 35.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
36. 36.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
40. 40.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) follow them

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