Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 502 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
3. 3.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
5. 5.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
6. 6.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
15. 15.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
20. 20.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
22. 22.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
25. 25.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) run fast
27. 27.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
29. 29.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
33. 33.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
36. 36.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
38. 38.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it

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