Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 525 · 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? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
2. 2.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) run fast
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
10. 10.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
12. 12.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
34. 34.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True

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