Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 956 · 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 thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 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) one means all (d) lucky charm
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
6. 6.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
9. 9.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.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
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.🍀 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
21. 21.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
25. 25.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
28. 28.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.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
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
32. 32.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact

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