Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 200 · 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 thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🐈 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
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
8. 8.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
10. 10.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
15. 15.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
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
20. 20.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
22. 22.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
29. 29.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
31. 31.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
38. 38.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning

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