Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 704 · 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.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
2. 2.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
7. 7.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
10. 10.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🚦 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
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
32. 32.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
37. 37.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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