Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 664 · 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) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
2. 2.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
10. 10.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “my lucky pen did 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) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
13. 13.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
15. 15.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
18. 18.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
24. 24.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
26. 26.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
29. 29.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
31. 31.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
32. 32.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
37. 37.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
40. 40.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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