Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 618 · 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 thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
3. 3.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
10. 10.🪤 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
11. 11.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
23. 23.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
26. 26.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
35. 35.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
38. 38.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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