Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 851 · 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.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
5. 5.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (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) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
10. 10.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
15. 15.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
17. 17.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
24. 24.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
25. 25.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
28. 28.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
30. 30.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
32. 32.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
35. 35.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
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are

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