Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 508 · 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.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
2. 2.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
3. 3.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
8. 8.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
9. 9.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
13. 13.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
15. 15.🪤 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
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
18. 18.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
21. 21.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
25. 25.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
31. 31.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
39. 39.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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