Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 396 · 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 cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
5. 5.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
11. 11.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🐈 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
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
19. 19.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
23. 23.🚦 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
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
25. 25.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
30. 30.👍 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
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
40. 40.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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