Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 993 · 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? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
3. 3.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
17. 17.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
19. 19.👍 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
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🪤 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
22. 22.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
27. 27.🪤 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
28. 28.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
31. 31.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
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
34. 34.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.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
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
38. 38.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it

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