Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 343 · 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 thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
2. 2.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
4. 4.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
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
10. 10.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
12. 12.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) calls them names
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
15. 15.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
19. 19.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🪤 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
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
26. 26.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.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) mocking who said it
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
34. 34.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
36. 36.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
40. 40.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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