Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 896 · 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 thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
2. 2.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
3. 3.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
6. 6.🐈 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
7. 7.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🪤 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
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
11. 11.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
13. 13.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
20. 20.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🪤 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) one means all (d) everyone does it
29. 29.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
34. 34.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
38. 38.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
40. 40.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

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