Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 69 · 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) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
2. 2.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.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
5. 5.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
7. 7.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
11. 11.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
16. 16.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
18. 18.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
21. 21.🪤 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
22. 22.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.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
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
30. 30.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
33. 33.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
36. 36.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
38. 38.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False

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