Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 26 · 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 video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
4. 4.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
7. 7.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
12. 12.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
15. 15.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.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
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
18. 18.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
30. 30.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
33. 33.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
35. 35.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
37. 37.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False

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