Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 331 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
3. 3.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
5. 5.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
7. 7.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
10. 10.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
13. 13.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
15. 15.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
19. 19.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
23. 23.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
25. 25.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
34. 34.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
38. 38.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so

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