Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 209 · 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.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
4. 4.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
9. 9.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
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) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
15. 15.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
23. 23.🪤 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
24. 24.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
27. 27.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
35. 35.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
38. 38.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person

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