Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 450 · 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: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
4. 4.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
16. 16.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
20. 20.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
29. 29.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
32. 32.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
35. 35.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
40. 40.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False

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