Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 794 · 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.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
4. 4.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
8. 8.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
10. 10.🚦 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
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
16. 16.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) calls them names
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
26. 26.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
28. 28.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
33. 33.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it

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