Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 105 · 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? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
2. 2.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
13. 13.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
17. 17.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
18. 18.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
20. 20.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.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
22. 22.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
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🚦 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
25. 25.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
26. 26.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
28. 28.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
29. 29.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
33. 33.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
36. 36.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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