Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 356 · 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 video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
4. 4.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
6. 6.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
9. 9.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
13. 13.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
14. 14.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
17. 17.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
19. 19.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
33. 33.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
36. 36.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
39. 39.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it

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