Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 698 · 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) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
11. 11.🍀 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
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
17. 17.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
19. 19.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
20. 20.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
22. 22.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🐈 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
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
27. 27.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
36. 36.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes

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