Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 300 · 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 numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
3. 3.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
6. 6.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
9. 9.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
10. 10.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
11. 11.🪤 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
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
15. 15.🐈 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
19. 19.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚦 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
21. 21.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
25. 25.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
27. 27.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
35. 35.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
36. 36.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so

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