Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 863 · 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.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
7. 7.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
11. 11.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
14. 14.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
15. 15.🚦 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
16. 16.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
21. 21.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
27. 27.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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
32. 32.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
35. 35.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
39. 39.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True

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