Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 240 · 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.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
2. 2.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
5. 5.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
13. 13.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
18. 18.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
25. 25.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
28. 28.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
30. 30.🐈 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
31. 31.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
33. 33.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) run fast
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
36. 36.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
38. 38.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it

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