Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 161 · 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 of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
2. 2.🔍 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
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
4. 4.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 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
6. 6.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
9. 9.🪤 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
10. 10.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) follow them
11. 11.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
13. 13.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
15. 15.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
21. 21.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
23. 23.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) walks away
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
30. 30.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
31. 31.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
38. 38.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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