Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 736 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
4. 4.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) run fast
9. 9.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
13. 13.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 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
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
17. 17.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
19. 19.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
24. 24.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
29. 29.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
33. 33.🪤 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
34. 34.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
38. 38.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
40. 40.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True

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