Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 840 · 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) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
2. 2.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
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
8. 8.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
12. 12.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
16. 16.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
18. 18.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
24. 24.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” 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 “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
29. 29.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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