Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 946 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
4. 4.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
7. 7.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
9. 9.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
12. 12.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
16. 16.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) wait for green
19. 19.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
24. 24.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
26. 26.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
28. 28.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
33. 33.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.🪤 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
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
40. 40.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False

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