Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 273 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
2. 2.🪤 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
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
9. 9.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
10. 10.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
18. 18.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
19. 19.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
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
26. 26.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
31. 31.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
33. 33.🚦 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
34. 34.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 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
36. 36.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.👍 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
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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