Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 728 · 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) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
7. 7.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
8. 8.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
13. 13.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
18. 18.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
20. 20.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
24. 24.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
27. 27.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
34. 34.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
35. 35.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
38. 38.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it

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