Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 689 · 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? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
2. 2.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
7. 7.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
8. 8.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
9. 9.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
11. 11.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
14. 14.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
16. 16.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
19. 19.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) one means all
24. 24.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
27. 27.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
28. 28.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
31. 31.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
35. 35.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.🪤 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
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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