Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 351 · 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 thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
4. 4.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
8. 8.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
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
16. 16.👍 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
17. 17.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
19. 19.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
24. 24.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
28. 28.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
30. 30.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
31. 31.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are

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