Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 345 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
2. 2.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
6. 6.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
8. 8.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
14. 14.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
26. 26.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
30. 30.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
39. 39.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False

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