Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 111 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
3. 3.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
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
5. 5.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
6. 6.👍 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) only on weekends (d) yes, always
7. 7.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) walks away
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
10. 10.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
13. 13.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
20. 20.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.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
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
32. 32.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.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
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
40. 40.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) close your eyes

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