Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 642 · 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.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
5. 5.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
7. 7.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
8. 8.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” 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) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
14. 14.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
19. 19.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
21. 21.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
23. 23.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
27. 27.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
30. 30.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
31. 31.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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