Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 766 · 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: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
3. 3.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
4. 4.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
11. 11.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
23. 23.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
27. 27.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
29. 29.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 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
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
35. 35.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
36. 36.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
38. 38.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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