Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 272 · 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 thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
5. 5.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
10. 10.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
11. 11.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
15. 15.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
22. 22.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
25. 25.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
27. 27.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
35. 35.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) wait for green
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
39. 39.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself

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