Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 699 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
2. 2.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
4. 4.👍 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) only on weekends (d) yes, always
5. 5.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
7. 7.🐈 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
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
11. 11.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
15. 15.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
26. 26.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
31. 31.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
34. 34.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
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
37. 37.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all

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