Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 426 · 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: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
7. 7.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
10. 10.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
13. 13.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
17. 17.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
19. 19.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
21. 21.🪤 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
22. 22.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
27. 27.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
36. 36.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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