Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 982 · 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) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
7. 7.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
12. 12.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
18. 18.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
21. 21.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
26. 26.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
31. 31.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.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
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
35. 35.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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