Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 507 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
5. 5.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
7. 7.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
16. 16.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.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
18. 18.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
20. 20.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
22. 22.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
26. 26.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
27. 27.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
28. 28.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
29. 29.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
32. 32.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
35. 35.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
36. 36.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
40. 40.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False

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