Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 590 · 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: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
5. 5.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 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
7. 7.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
11. 11.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 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
13. 13.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
18. 18.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🐈 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
20. 20.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
24. 24.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
27. 27.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
30. 30.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
34. 34.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
39. 39.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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