Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 756 · 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 of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
5. 5.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
8. 8.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
17. 17.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
21. 21.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
22. 22.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
25. 25.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
28. 28.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
29. 29.🪤 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) one means all (d) lucky charm
30. 30.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
34. 34.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
37. 37.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
39. 39.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all

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