Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 937 · 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: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
3. 3.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.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
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
6. 6.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
7. 7.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
9. 9.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) follow them
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
20. 20.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
22. 22.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
28. 28.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.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
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
31. 31.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 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
34. 34.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
38. 38.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
40. 40.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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