Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 144 · 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.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
18. 18.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
24. 24.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
30. 30.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) run fast
31. 31.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice

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