Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 870 · 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.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
2. 2.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) wait for green
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
5. 5.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
9. 9.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
12. 12.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
31. 31.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
33. 33.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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