Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 149 · 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 of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
3. 3.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
7. 7.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
9. 9.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
13. 13.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) follow them
14. 14.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
16. 16.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
18. 18.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
20. 20.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
21. 21.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
25. 25.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
28. 28.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.🪤 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it

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