Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 573 · 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.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
4. 4.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
6. 6.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
12. 12.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
20. 20.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) follow them
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
30. 30.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
39. 39.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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