Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 772 · 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 of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
3. 3.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
12. 12.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
16. 16.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) follow them
21. 21.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
23. 23.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
28. 28.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
37. 37.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
38. 38.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so

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