Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 430 · 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.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) calls them names
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
9. 9.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) cats hate me
10. 10.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” 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) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
13. 13.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
15. 15.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
18. 18.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
23. 23.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
25. 25.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
28. 28.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
30. 30.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
40. 40.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False

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