Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 257 · 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) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
2. 2.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
4. 4.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
5. 5.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
6. 6.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
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.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
14. 14.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
19. 19.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
21. 21.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
30. 30.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
37. 37.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
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
39. 39.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person

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