Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 519 · 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 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
2. 2.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
4. 4.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
6. 6.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
8. 8.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) follow them
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
17. 17.👍 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
18. 18.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🍀 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
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.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
30. 30.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
31. 31.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 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) one means all (d) attacking the person
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
36. 36.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
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) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
39. 39.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works

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