Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 796 · 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: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
3. 3.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
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
7. 7.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
15. 15.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
22. 22.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
23. 23.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
27. 27.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
29. 29.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
34. 34.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
36. 36.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
38. 38.🪤 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
39. 39.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) one means all
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it

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