Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 334 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
4. 4.🚦 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
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
8. 8.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
13. 13.🪤 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
28. 28.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
32. 32.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
39. 39.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person

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