Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 282 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
8. 8.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
11. 11.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🪤 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
20. 20.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
22. 22.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
23. 23.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
26. 26.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
33. 33.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
40. 40.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True

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