Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 440 · 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 fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
8. 8.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
9. 9.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
14. 14.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
16. 16.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
28. 28.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
39. 39.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes

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