Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 827 · 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 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
10. 10.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
15. 15.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
17. 17.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
20. 20.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
28. 28.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
30. 30.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
33. 33.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
35. 35.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
37. 37.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) close your eyes

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