Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 444 · 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? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
3. 3.🐈 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
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
5. 5.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
7. 7.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
10. 10.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
11. 11.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
19. 19.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
20. 20.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
24. 24.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
33. 33.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
37. 37.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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