Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 276 · 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) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
2. 2.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
4. 4.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
6. 6.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
8. 8.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
14. 14.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
24. 24.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
28. 28.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
39. 39.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all

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