Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 966 · 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.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
2. 2.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
4. 4.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
8. 8.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
13. 13.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
29. 29.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
30. 30.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 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
32. 32.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
40. 40.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False

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