Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 190 · 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.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
3. 3.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
5. 5.🐈 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
6. 6.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
8. 8.🚦 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
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
10. 10.🪤 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) one means all (d) attacking the person
11. 11.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
14. 14.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
15. 15.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
20. 20.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
24. 24.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.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
26. 26.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
31. 31.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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