Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 226 · 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: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
7. 7.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
10. 10.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
15. 15.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
16. 16.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
21. 21.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🐈 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
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
28. 28.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
31. 31.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
33. 33.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
36. 36.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
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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