Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 301 · 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 of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
4. 4.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
12. 12.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
15. 15.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
19. 19.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) run fast
20. 20.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
31. 31.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
34. 34.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
40. 40.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True

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