Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 485 · 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) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
2. 2.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
6. 6.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
7. 7.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
10. 10.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
12. 12.🐈 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
13. 13.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
24. 24.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
30. 30.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
33. 33.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
38. 38.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once

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