Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 471 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
4. 4.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
6. 6.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
10. 10.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
14. 14.👍 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
15. 15.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
19. 19.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
23. 23.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
26. 26.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
31. 31.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.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
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
40. 40.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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