Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 963 · 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: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
4. 4.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
7. 7.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
9. 9.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
17. 17.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
32. 32.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
39. 39.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person

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