Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 52 · 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.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
2. 2.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
5. 5.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) follow them
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
15. 15.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
16. 16.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
22. 22.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
25. 25.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
27. 27.🪤 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) one means all (d) lucky charm
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
35. 35.🍀 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, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so

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