Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 402 · 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.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
3. 3.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
5. 5.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
9. 9.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
13. 13.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 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
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
20. 20.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
24. 24.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
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🪤 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
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
30. 30.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) follow them
38. 38.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
40. 40.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True

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