Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 192 · 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 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
2. 2.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
6. 6.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) cats hate me
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
11. 11.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
13. 13.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
19. 19.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
23. 23.🪤 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) one means all (d) everyone does it
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
28. 28.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works

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