Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 293 · 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: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
3. 3.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
5. 5.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) one means all
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
10. 10.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
20. 20.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
21. 21.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.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
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
27. 27.🪤 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
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
30. 30.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
33. 33.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
40. 40.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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