Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 389 · 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? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
8. 8.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
11. 11.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
13. 13.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
15. 15.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) run fast
16. 16.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
18. 18.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
22. 22.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
25. 25.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 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
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
30. 30.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
33. 33.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
37. 37.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are

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