Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 462 · 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) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
5. 5.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🐈 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
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
13. 13.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
15. 15.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
18. 18.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
22. 22.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
23. 23.🪤 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
24. 24.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
27. 27.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
29. 29.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
30. 30.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
33. 33.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
37. 37.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all

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