Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 780 · 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: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
3. 3.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
7. 7.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.👍 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
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
13. 13.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
19. 19.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.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
21. 21.🪤 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
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.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
26. 26.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
30. 30.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
35. 35.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
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice

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