Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 261 · 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: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.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
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
7. 7.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
14. 14.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
15. 15.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
18. 18.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.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
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
22. 22.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
25. 25.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
35. 35.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
39. 39.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 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

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