Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 669 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
5. 5.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
8. 8.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
16. 16.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
19. 19.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
20. 20.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
22. 22.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🐈 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
26. 26.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
29. 29.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
31. 31.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
36. 36.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so

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