Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 85 · 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 thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
4. 4.🐈 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
6. 6.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
7. 7.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) follow them
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
9. 9.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
15. 15.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
17. 17.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
19. 19.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
20. 20.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
26. 26.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
28. 28.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
31. 31.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
32. 32.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
35. 35.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
39. 39.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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