Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 335 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
4. 4.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
11. 11.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
13. 13.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
17. 17.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
20. 20.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
29. 29.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
30. 30.🪤 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
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
32. 32.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
36. 36.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all

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