Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 459 · 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.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
3. 3.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
6. 6.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
7. 7.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
8. 8.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
12. 12.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
15. 15.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
19. 19.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
31. 31.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) calls them names
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
33. 33.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so

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