Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 59 · 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: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
4. 4.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
9. 9.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
11. 11.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
12. 12.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
16. 16.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
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
23. 23.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
25. 25.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
26. 26.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
27. 27.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
30. 30.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.👍 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
32. 32.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 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
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) follow them
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
37. 37.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
39. 39.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree

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