Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 165 · 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) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
3. 3.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
9. 9.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🍀 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
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
12. 12.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
15. 15.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
28. 28.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
30. 30.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) follow them
31. 31.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
34. 34.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
37. 37.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all

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