Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 894 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
4. 4.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
7. 7.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
11. 11.🪤 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
13. 13.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
20. 20.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
25. 25.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
29. 29.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 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
32. 32.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) run fast
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
39. 39.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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