Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 185 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
5. 5.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
11. 11.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
12. 12.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
15. 15.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
16. 16.🪤 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
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
18. 18.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) walks away
27. 27.🪤 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
28. 28.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
37. 37.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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