Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 742 · 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.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
2. 2.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
8. 8.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
16. 16.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
19. 19.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) wait for green
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
33. 33.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
35. 35.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
36. 36.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it

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