Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 186 · 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 boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
2. 2.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
7. 7.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
12. 12.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) follow them
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
23. 23.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 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) it happened once
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
36. 36.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm

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