Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 702 · 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.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
3. 3.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
9. 9.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
10. 10.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
14. 14.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) follow them
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
25. 25.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
29. 29.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
34. 34.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.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
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
39. 39.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False

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