Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 110 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
4. 4.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.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
6. 6.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
8. 8.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
9. 9.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
14. 14.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
17. 17.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
21. 21.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
32. 32.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
33. 33.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
38. 38.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm

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