Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 970 · 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 has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) follow them
3. 3.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
5. 5.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
7. 7.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
13. 13.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
19. 19.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
20. 20.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
27. 27.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
29. 29.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
31. 31.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
33. 33.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so

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