Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 753 · 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: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.👍 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
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
13. 13.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
14. 14.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
22. 22.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
29. 29.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
31. 31.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
33. 33.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
35. 35.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
38. 38.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
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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