Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 311 · 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 fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
2. 2.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
9. 9.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) run fast
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
12. 12.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
17. 17.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
19. 19.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
24. 24.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
26. 26.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 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
28. 28.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
31. 31.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
35. 35.🪤 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) one means all (d) lucky charm
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
38. 38.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice

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