Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 411 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
4. 4.🔍 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
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
6. 6.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
9. 9.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
11. 11.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
14. 14.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
16. 16.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
18. 18.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
19. 19.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
20. 20.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
25. 25.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
38. 38.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
40. 40.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

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