Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 248 · 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: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
3. 3.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
5. 5.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
7. 7.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
11. 11.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) run fast
18. 18.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
20. 20.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.🪤 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
28. 28.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
31. 31.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
36. 36.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
37. 37.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
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False

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