Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 517 · 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 thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
5. 5.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
7. 7.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
9. 9.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) cats hate me
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
14. 14.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 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
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
18. 18.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
26. 26.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🪤 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
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
31. 31.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
39. 39.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once

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