Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 614 · 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 fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
2. 2.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
5. 5.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
6. 6.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
12. 12.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
19. 19.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
20. 20.🐈 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
21. 21.🪤 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
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.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
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.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
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
40. 40.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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