Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 490 · 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: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.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
4. 4.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
10. 10.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
14. 14.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
20. 20.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
22. 22.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
27. 27.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
36. 36.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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