Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 564 · 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 thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
3. 3.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
7. 7.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
9. 9.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
12. 12.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
16. 16.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
22. 22.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
23. 23.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
31. 31.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
34. 34.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
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
39. 39.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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