Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 581 · 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.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) run fast
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
8. 8.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
11. 11.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
16. 16.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
20. 20.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
28. 28.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
35. 35.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) one means all
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
40. 40.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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