Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 926 · 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: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
3. 3.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
5. 5.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
7. 7.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
10. 10.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
11. 11.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🪤 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
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
21. 21.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
24. 24.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
32. 32.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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