Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 355 · 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.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
4. 4.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
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
6. 6.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
7. 7.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
9. 9.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
21. 21.🪤 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) one means all (d) attacking the person
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
23. 23.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
26. 26.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
32. 32.👍 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
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
36. 36.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
38. 38.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
40. 40.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True

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