Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 845 · 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: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
6. 6.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
10. 10.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) calls them names
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🍀 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) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
16. 16.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
20. 20.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
24. 24.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
29. 29.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
32. 32.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
35. 35.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
38. 38.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False

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