Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 860 · 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? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
4. 4.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
7. 7.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
10. 10.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
13. 13.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
15. 15.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) cats hate me
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
20. 20.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
25. 25.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
27. 27.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
29. 29.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🪤 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) one means all (d) everyone does it
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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