Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 576 · 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? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
2. 2.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
10. 10.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
13. 13.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) cats hate me
14. 14.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
15. 15.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
17. 17.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
20. 20.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
25. 25.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
29. 29.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
32. 32.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
39. 39.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm

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