Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 622 · 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) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
6. 6.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
16. 16.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
22. 22.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
29. 29.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) close your eyes
30. 30.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
34. 34.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm

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