Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 745 · 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: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
19. 19.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
24. 24.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
26. 26.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
30. 30.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
32. 32.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
35. 35.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
39. 39.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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