Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 385 · 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.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
2. 2.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
4. 4.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
9. 9.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
12. 12.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.👍 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) yes, always (d) only on weekends
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
22. 22.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
27. 27.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
31. 31.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
32. 32.🪤 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
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.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
36. 36.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
39. 39.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True

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