Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 362 · 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.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
16. 16.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
18. 18.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (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) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
24. 24.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
27. 27.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
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 is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
31. 31.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.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
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
37. 37.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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