Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 847 · 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? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
2. 2.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) one means all
3. 3.👍 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
5. 5.🪤 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
6. 6.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
7. 7.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
9. 9.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
15. 15.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
24. 24.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
26. 26.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
28. 28.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
34. 34.🐈 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
36. 36.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) follow them
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
38. 38.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person

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