Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 857 · 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.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
5. 5.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
7. 7.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
9. 9.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
12. 12.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
14. 14.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.👍 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
17. 17.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) walks away
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
19. 19.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
27. 27.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
28. 28.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
32. 32.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
37. 37.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it

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