Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 340 · 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: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
5. 5.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
6. 6.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
9. 9.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
10. 10.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) close your eyes
11. 11.🪤 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
12. 12.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
15. 15.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
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
18. 18.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
20. 20.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
23. 23.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
28. 28.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
34. 34.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
40. 40.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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