Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 888 · 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) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
2. 2.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
5. 5.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
7. 7.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
10. 10.🪤 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
11. 11.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
13. 13.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.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
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
23. 23.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
27. 27.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
29. 29.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
31. 31.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
39. 39.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False

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