Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 390 · 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? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
8. 8.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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
18. 18.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
22. 22.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
23. 23.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
24. 24.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) wait for green
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
27. 27.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
30. 30.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
36. 36.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
39. 39.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works

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