Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 501 · 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.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
3. 3.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.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
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) follow them
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
10. 10.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
15. 15.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
24. 24.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
26. 26.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
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: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
33. 33.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
39. 39.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice

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