Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 113 · 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 thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
4. 4.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
6. 6.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
11. 11.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
20. 20.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
21. 21.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
25. 25.🪤 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
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
29. 29.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
32. 32.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.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
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
36. 36.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.👍 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
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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