Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 250 · 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) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
5. 5.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
8. 8.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.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
12. 12.🚦 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
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
14. 14.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” 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) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
21. 21.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
22. 22.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
24. 24.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
28. 28.🪤 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
29. 29.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
32. 32.🪤 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
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
36. 36.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
40. 40.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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