Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 678 · 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.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
5. 5.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) cats hate me
7. 7.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
10. 10.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
11. 11.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) run fast
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
21. 21.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.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
23. 23.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
26. 26.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
32. 32.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person

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