Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 620 · 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) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
2. 2.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
3. 3.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
7. 7.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
8. 8.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
10. 10.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
19. 19.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
25. 25.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
31. 31.True or false: “my lucky pen did 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 “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.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
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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