Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 35 · 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: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
4. 4.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
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
11. 11.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
14. 14.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
16. 16.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
19. 19.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
24. 24.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
26. 26.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
31. 31.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
35. 35.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.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
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
38. 38.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
40. 40.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False

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