Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 162 · 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: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
4. 4.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
7. 7.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
11. 11.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 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
13. 13.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
14. 14.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
22. 22.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
24. 24.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
32. 32.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
36. 36.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
40. 40.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game

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