Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 16 · 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.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
2. 2.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
11. 11.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
12. 12.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
13. 13.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.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
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
27. 27.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
30. 30.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it

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