Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 532 · 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? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
2. 2.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
7. 7.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 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) one means all (d) everyone does it
9. 9.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
11. 11.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
14. 14.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
21. 21.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
24. 24.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
31. 31.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
33. 33.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
35. 35.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
36. 36.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
38. 38.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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