Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 106 · 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: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
3. 3.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
5. 5.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) calls them names
9. 9.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🪤 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
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
23. 23.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
24. 24.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
26. 26.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
30. 30.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
35. 35.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
36. 36.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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