Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 578 · 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? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
16. 16.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
19. 19.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
25. 25.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
32. 32.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
36. 36.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
38. 38.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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