Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 694 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
7. 7.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
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
11. 11.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
16. 16.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
20. 20.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
28. 28.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
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.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
34. 34.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
35. 35.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
39. 39.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm

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