Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 220 · 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 used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
7. 7.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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
9. 9.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
17. 17.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 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
19. 19.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
20. 20.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
23. 23.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
28. 28.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
31. 31.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
33. 33.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
35. 35.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
39. 39.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person

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