Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 920 · 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.🚦 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
3. 3.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
9. 9.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
11. 11.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
19. 19.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
22. 22.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
28. 28.🪤 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
29. 29.👍 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
30. 30.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
34. 34.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False

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