Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 199 · 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: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 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
3. 3.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
4. 4.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
10. 10.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
11. 11.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
12. 12.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
17. 17.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
25. 25.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
26. 26.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
28. 28.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
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.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
38. 38.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it

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