Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 419 · 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: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
3. 3.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.🪤 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
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🐈 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
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
14. 14.🪤 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) one means all (d) attacking the person
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
31. 31.👍 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
32. 32.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.🪤 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
37. 37.🪤 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
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
40. 40.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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