Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 134 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
2. 2.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
4. 4.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
5. 5.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
14. 14.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 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
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) wait for green
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
39. 39.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it

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