Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 255 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.👍 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
7. 7.🪤 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
8. 8.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🍀 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
14. 14.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
15. 15.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) wait for green
16. 16.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
22. 22.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove 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 “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
30. 30.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
35. 35.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
39. 39.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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