Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 819 · 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 numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) run fast
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
5. 5.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
8. 8.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
10. 10.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
13. 13.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
16. 16.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
19. 19.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
22. 22.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
24. 24.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
31. 31.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
36. 36.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
38. 38.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm

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