Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 879 · 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.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
2. 2.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) cats hate me
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
9. 9.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
14. 14.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
19. 19.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.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
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
28. 28.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
31. 31.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
34. 34.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
35. 35.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
39. 39.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm

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