Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 987 · 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: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
18. 18.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
23. 23.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
29. 29.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 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
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
33. 33.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes

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