Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 568 · 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? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
3. 3.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
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
5. 5.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
14. 14.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
18. 18.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
21. 21.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
25. 25.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
28. 28.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
31. 31.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
38. 38.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
39. 39.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it

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