Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 550 · 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.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
2. 2.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
5. 5.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
9. 9.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
12. 12.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) run fast
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
14. 14.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.👍 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
18. 18.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
22. 22.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
24. 24.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
36. 36.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
37. 37.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True

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