Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 225 · 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.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
2. 2.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
8. 8.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
10. 10.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
18. 18.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.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
20. 20.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
27. 27.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
31. 31.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) close your eyes
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
33. 33.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
36. 36.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
38. 38.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
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
40. 40.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True

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