Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 929 · 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 of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
3. 3.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
11. 11.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
15. 15.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
20. 20.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
25. 25.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
38. 38.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all

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