Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 629 · 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 was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
8. 8.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
10. 10.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
13. 13.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
20. 20.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
27. 27.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
30. 30.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
31. 31.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
34. 34.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
35. 35.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all

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