Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 51 · 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.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
3. 3.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
5. 5.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
10. 10.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
13. 13.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
15. 15.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
16. 16.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
22. 22.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.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
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
27. 27.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
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) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
35. 35.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
38. 38.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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