Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 49 · 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.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
4. 4.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
6. 6.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
10. 10.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
14. 14.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
21. 21.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
23. 23.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
26. 26.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
29. 29.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
31. 31.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
37. 37.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
39. 39.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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