Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 961 · 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: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
3. 3.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
6. 6.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
10. 10.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
12. 12.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
15. 15.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🪤 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
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
26. 26.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
29. 29.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
35. 35.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
37. 37.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False

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