Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 844 · 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: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
7. 7.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🚦 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
14. 14.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
19. 19.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
27. 27.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
32. 32.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
35. 35.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
37. 37.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
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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