Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 595 · 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 thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
10. 10.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
14. 14.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
16. 16.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
25. 25.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🐈 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
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
35. 35.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it

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