Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 798 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) run fast
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
7. 7.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
15. 15.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
19. 19.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
21. 21.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
23. 23.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) cats hate me
24. 24.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
30. 30.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
37. 37.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always

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