Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 400 · 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: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
3. 3.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
8. 8.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.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
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
20. 20.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
27. 27.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
29. 29.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
34. 34.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
36. 36.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person

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