Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 995 · 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? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
2. 2.🪤 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
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
6. 6.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
9. 9.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
17. 17.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
19. 19.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
20. 20.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
25. 25.🪤 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
26. 26.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 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
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
31. 31.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
35. 35.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
37. 37.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
40. 40.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False

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