Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 934 · 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 happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
2. 2.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
6. 6.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
8. 8.🪤 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
11. 11.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
14. 14.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.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
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
23. 23.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
27. 27.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
29. 29.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
32. 32.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
36. 36.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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