Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 558 · 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) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
3. 3.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
10. 10.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
13. 13.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” 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) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (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 “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
19. 19.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 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
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
24. 24.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
29. 29.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
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: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
36. 36.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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