Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 424 · 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 puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
4. 4.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
8. 8.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
13. 13.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) one means all
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
17. 17.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
20. 20.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
22. 22.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
23. 23.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
25. 25.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.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
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
30. 30.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
32. 32.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (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.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False

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