Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 42 · 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: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
7. 7.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
10. 10.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
18. 18.👍 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
19. 19.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
20. 20.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
23. 23.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
28. 28.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
32. 32.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) wait for green
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it

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