Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 983 · 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: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
9. 9.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
14. 14.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
15. 15.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did 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) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
21. 21.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
25. 25.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
29. 29.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
35. 35.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
37. 37.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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