Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 388 · 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: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
6. 6.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
10. 10.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.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
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
18. 18.🪤 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
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
21. 21.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
26. 26.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
33. 33.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
36. 36.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
37. 37.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it

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