Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 377 · 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: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
6. 6.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
9. 9.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
12. 12.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
15. 15.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
21. 21.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
25. 25.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
31. 31.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
34. 34.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
35. 35.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
39. 39.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it

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