Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 744 · 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: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
10. 10.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
16. 16.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
22. 22.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
25. 25.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
27. 27.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
29. 29.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
33. 33.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 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
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
40. 40.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True

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