Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 885 · 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: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
3. 3.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
7. 7.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
11. 11.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
14. 14.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
16. 16.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
17. 17.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
22. 22.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
27. 27.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
39. 39.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.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

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