Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 437 · 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) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
3. 3.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
7. 7.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
8. 8.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
10. 10.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🍀 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
28. 28.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
30. 30.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
31. 31.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
40. 40.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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