Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 20 · 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: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
3. 3.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
5. 5.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
7. 7.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
8. 8.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
11. 11.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
15. 15.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
18. 18.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
22. 22.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
23. 23.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
26. 26.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
30. 30.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
32. 32.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
38. 38.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it

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