Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 252 · 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? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
3. 3.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.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
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
11. 11.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
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 banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
31. 31.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
33. 33.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
35. 35.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
38. 38.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it

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