Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 414 · 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.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
3. 3.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
10. 10.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
12. 12.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
19. 19.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
32. 32.🔍 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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