Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 10 · 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 thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
6. 6.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
9. 9.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
14. 14.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
18. 18.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
24. 24.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
26. 26.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
27. 27.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
30. 30.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
36. 36.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
40. 40.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True

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