Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 957 · 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 of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
2. 2.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
7. 7.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
9. 9.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🐈 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
11. 11.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
14. 14.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
18. 18.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
27. 27.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
30. 30.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
33. 33.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it

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