Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 523 · 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? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
2. 2.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 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
4. 4.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
16. 16.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
19. 19.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
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
24. 24.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
25. 25.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
27. 27.🪤 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
28. 28.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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
30. 30.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
32. 32.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
35. 35.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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