Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 823 · 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 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
2. 2.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
15. 15.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
18. 18.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
20. 20.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
22. 22.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” 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 “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
32. 32.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
34. 34.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
40. 40.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False

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