Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 488 · 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 of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
2. 2.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
5. 5.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
7. 7.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 happened once
8. 8.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
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.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
17. 17.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
19. 19.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
21. 21.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
23. 23.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
25. 25.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
28. 28.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
32. 32.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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