Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 196 · 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.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
2. 2.🪤 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
3. 3.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
7. 7.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
16. 16.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
20. 20.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
22. 22.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
24. 24.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
28. 28.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
35. 35.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
37. 37.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
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
40. 40.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure

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