Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 170 · 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 of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
9. 9.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
10. 10.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
14. 14.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
16. 16.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
18. 18.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
27. 27.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
29. 29.🚦 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
30. 30.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
36. 36.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
40. 40.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False

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