Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 708 · 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 thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
2. 2.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
7. 7.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
18. 18.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
20. 20.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
22. 22.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
26. 26.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
28. 28.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
32. 32.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
34. 34.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
35. 35.🐈 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
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
39. 39.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it

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