Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 158 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
3. 3.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
5. 5.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
15. 15.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
18. 18.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
20. 20.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
24. 24.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) follow them
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
33. 33.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
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.🪤 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so

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