Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 128 · 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) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
2. 2.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) run fast
3. 3.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
5. 5.🪤 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
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
8. 8.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
10. 10.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
15. 15.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
18. 18.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
20. 20.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
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
22. 22.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
38. 38.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True

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