Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 605 · 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.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) walks away
2. 2.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
6. 6.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
16. 16.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
18. 18.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.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
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
24. 24.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
32. 32.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
34. 34.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
39. 39.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it

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