Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 189 · 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.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
4. 4.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
5. 5.🐈 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
7. 7.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
10. 10.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
11. 11.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
15. 15.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
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
17. 17.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) wait for green
20. 20.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
25. 25.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
29. 29.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
32. 32.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
35. 35.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it

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