Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 598 · 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 of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
3. 3.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
7. 7.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
8. 8.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
11. 11.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
13. 13.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
17. 17.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) follow them
18. 18.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🪤 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
22. 22.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 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
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
28. 28.🪤 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
29. 29.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
33. 33.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
39. 39.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long

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