Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 126 · 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 fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
4. 4.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
10. 10.🪤 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
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.🔍 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) many trials agree
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
17. 17.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
18. 18.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
20. 20.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
22. 22.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
23. 23.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 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
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
29. 29.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
35. 35.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
39. 39.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends

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