Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 712 · 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.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
2. 2.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
10. 10.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
17. 17.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) close your eyes
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
20. 20.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
21. 21.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
27. 27.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
32. 32.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
34. 34.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
40. 40.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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