Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 247 · 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.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
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.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
9. 9.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
12. 12.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
14. 14.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
16. 16.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
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
20. 20.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) follow them
22. 22.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
24. 24.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
27. 27.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
36. 36.🔍 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
37. 37.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
39. 39.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person

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