Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 813 · 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: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
14. 14.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
15. 15.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
18. 18.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
19. 19.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
21. 21.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) wait for green
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
24. 24.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
29. 29.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
39. 39.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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