Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 544 · 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.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
4. 4.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
5. 5.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
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.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
15. 15.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 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
18. 18.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) one means all
22. 22.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
27. 27.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
29. 29.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
37. 37.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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