Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 615 · 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: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
5. 5.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
7. 7.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
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
12. 12.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
17. 17.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 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
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
22. 22.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
25. 25.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
30. 30.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
33. 33.🍀 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) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
37. 37.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it

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