Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 985 · 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 thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
8. 8.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
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
10. 10.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
17. 17.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.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
19. 19.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
24. 24.🪤 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
25. 25.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) follow them
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.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
34. 34.🪤 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
35. 35.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) one means all
36. 36.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
38. 38.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself

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