Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 359 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
3. 3.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
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.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
16. 16.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
19. 19.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) run fast
21. 21.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
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
23. 23.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
26. 26.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
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
32. 32.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
35. 35.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
38. 38.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure

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