Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 29 · 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.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
10. 10.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
12. 12.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
17. 17.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
20. 20.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
23. 23.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
30. 30.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.👍 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
35. 35.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
39. 39.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) one means all
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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