Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 321 · 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) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
2. 2.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🍀 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
6. 6.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 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
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
13. 13.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
20. 20.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
23. 23.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
26. 26.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
32. 32.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
34. 34.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
38. 38.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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