Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 70 · 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.👍 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
3. 3.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
6. 6.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
12. 12.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
15. 15.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
18. 18.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
38. 38.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
39. 39.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person

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