Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 892 · 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.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
6. 6.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
9. 9.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
15. 15.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
21. 21.🚦 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
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
31. 31.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
35. 35.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
39. 39.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes

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