Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 160 · 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? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
2. 2.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
4. 4.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
8. 8.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
12. 12.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
20. 20.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
24. 24.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
29. 29.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
35. 35.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
37. 37.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
39. 39.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast

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