Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 229 · 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) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
7. 7.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
16. 16.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) follow them
17. 17.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
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
21. 21.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
23. 23.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
30. 30.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
32. 32.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
37. 37.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person

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