Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 516 · 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, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
5. 5.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
7. 7.🪤 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
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
9. 9.🪤 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
10. 10.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
18. 18.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
26. 26.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
30. 30.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
32. 32.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
35. 35.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it

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