Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 369 · 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 of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🪤 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
4. 4.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
6. 6.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
7. 7.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
9. 9.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
14. 14.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
19. 19.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
21. 21.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
25. 25.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
30. 30.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
33. 33.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
36. 36.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
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
39. 39.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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