Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 941 · 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: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
3. 3.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
4. 4.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
7. 7.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
8. 8.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
14. 14.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
16. 16.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
21. 21.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
22. 22.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
29. 29.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
36. 36.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
40. 40.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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