Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 219 · 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 first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
2. 2.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
7. 7.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
10. 10.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
15. 15.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.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
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
20. 20.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
25. 25.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
37. 37.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
39. 39.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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