Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 945 · 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: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
7. 7.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
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
11. 11.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
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
13. 13.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
19. 19.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
23. 23.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
25. 25.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
32. 32.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.🐈 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
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
39. 39.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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