Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 290 · 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.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
2. 2.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
5. 5.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
12. 12.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) one means all
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
15. 15.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
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 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
19. 19.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
21. 21.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
27. 27.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
29. 29.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
32. 32.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
39. 39.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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