Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 207 · 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? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
7. 7.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
11. 11.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
14. 14.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) cats hate me
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
17. 17.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
21. 21.🪤 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
22. 22.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
31. 31.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
34. 34.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
40. 40.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False

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