Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 477 · 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) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
3. 3.🪤 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
4. 4.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
8. 8.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
12. 12.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
14. 14.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
17. 17.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
19. 19.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
21. 21.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
23. 23.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
25. 25.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
29. 29.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
32. 32.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
33. 33.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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