Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 86 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
2. 2.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
4. 4.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
6. 6.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
9. 9.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
11. 11.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) run fast
13. 13.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
15. 15.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.🍀 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
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
26. 26.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
30. 30.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
31. 31.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
36. 36.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question

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