Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 763 · 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: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
3. 3.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
17. 17.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
19. 19.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
22. 22.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
25. 25.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
27. 27.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
31. 31.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
35. 35.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
37. 37.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
39. 39.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it

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