Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 436 · 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 thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
2. 2.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
4. 4.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
5. 5.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
7. 7.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
14. 14.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
17. 17.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
24. 24.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
25. 25.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
31. 31.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
33. 33.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
36. 36.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
39. 39.🪤 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
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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