Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 187 · 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) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
2. 2.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
4. 4.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.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
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
12. 12.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
15. 15.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
19. 19.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
21. 21.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
31. 31.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
37. 37.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it

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