Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 677 · 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 thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
2. 2.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
8. 8.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.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
11. 11.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
13. 13.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
16. 16.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
18. 18.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
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
23. 23.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
28. 28.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 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
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
32. 32.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
34. 34.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
39. 39.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset

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