Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 208 · 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.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 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
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
9. 9.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
13. 13.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
15. 15.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
16. 16.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) one means all
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
19. 19.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
23. 23.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
26. 26.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
32. 32.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
36. 36.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
37. 37.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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