Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 779 · 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.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
2. 2.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
3. 3.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
11. 11.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
12. 12.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
15. 15.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 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
20. 20.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
24. 24.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
26. 26.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
27. 27.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
31. 31.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
33. 33.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🪤 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
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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