Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 368 · 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 happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
5. 5.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
8. 8.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
10. 10.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
13. 13.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
14. 14.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
30. 30.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
36. 36.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
39. 39.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are

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