Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 181 · 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.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
3. 3.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
5. 5.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
8. 8.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
10. 10.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.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
12. 12.👍 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
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
16. 16.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
20. 20.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
25. 25.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
27. 27.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
36. 36.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
39. 39.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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