Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 602 · 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 of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
2. 2.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
4. 4.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
16. 16.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
17. 17.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
21. 21.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) wait for green
24. 24.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
28. 28.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
34. 34.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
38. 38.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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