Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 118 · 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.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
6. 6.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
16. 16.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🪤 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
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
27. 27.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) wait for green
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
29. 29.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
39. 39.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
40. 40.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays

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