Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 991 · 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 was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
5. 5.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
8. 8.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
11. 11.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
14. 14.👍 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) yes, always (d) only on weekends
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
20. 20.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
26. 26.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
31. 31.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
33. 33.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
38. 38.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 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

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