Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 174 · 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: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
3. 3.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
9. 9.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
11. 11.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
17. 17.🪤 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
18. 18.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
24. 24.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
29. 29.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
30. 30.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) follow them
36. 36.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True

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