Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 965 · 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 thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
3. 3.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.🪤 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
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
10. 10.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) one means all
13. 13.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
15. 15.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
16. 16.🪤 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
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
20. 20.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
24. 24.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.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
28. 28.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
30. 30.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
35. 35.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) close your eyes
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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