Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 415 · 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) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
8. 8.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
11. 11.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) one means all
12. 12.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
16. 16.🍀 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, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
17. 17.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
20. 20.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
25. 25.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
28. 28.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) follow them
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.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
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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