Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 765 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.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
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
14. 14.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
15. 15.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
17. 17.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
27. 27.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
31. 31.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
35. 35.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) run fast
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
40. 40.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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