Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 115 · 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 numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
4. 4.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
5. 5.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
9. 9.🪤 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
10. 10.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
14. 14.🪤 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
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
17. 17.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
20. 20.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.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
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
27. 27.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) follow them
28. 28.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
33. 33.🔍 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
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
39. 39.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False

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