Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 465 · 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: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
7. 7.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
11. 11.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
13. 13.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
14. 14.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
16. 16.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
21. 21.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.👍 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) only on weekends (d) yes, always
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
26. 26.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
35. 35.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
38. 38.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree

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