Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 764 · 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: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
4. 4.🪤 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
5. 5.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
12. 12.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
13. 13.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
17. 17.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
19. 19.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
24. 24.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
28. 28.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
31. 31.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
36. 36.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
38. 38.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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