Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 643 · 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) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
2. 2.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) wait for green
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
11. 11.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
12. 12.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
16. 16.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
22. 22.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
30. 30.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
33. 33.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
39. 39.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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