Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 810 · 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.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
3. 3.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
5. 5.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
7. 7.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
9. 9.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
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
16. 16.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
19. 19.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
21. 21.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
24. 24.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
26. 26.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
28. 28.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
30. 30.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
40. 40.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green

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