Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 571 · 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.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
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.🐈 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
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
11. 11.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
17. 17.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
20. 20.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
26. 26.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) run fast
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
33. 33.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 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
36. 36.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
38. 38.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it

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