Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 645 · 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 of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
2. 2.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
4. 4.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
6. 6.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
8. 8.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.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
12. 12.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) run fast
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
20. 20.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
23. 23.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
30. 30.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.🍀 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) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
35. 35.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
39. 39.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so

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