Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 964 · 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: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
9. 9.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
14. 14.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
18. 18.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
24. 24.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
33. 33.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
35. 35.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
36. 36.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
38. 38.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all

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