Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 67 · 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.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
5. 5.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 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
11. 11.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
12. 12.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
14. 14.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
21. 21.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
27. 27.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (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: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
36. 36.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice

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