Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 45 · 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.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
4. 4.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
9. 9.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
14. 14.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
16. 16.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
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.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
23. 23.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
28. 28.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
31. 31.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
37. 37.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
39. 39.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works

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