Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 280 · 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 of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
2. 2.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
3. 3.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
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
6. 6.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.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
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.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
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
15. 15.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
17. 17.🪤 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
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
29. 29.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
33. 33.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
34. 34.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) follow them
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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