Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 536 · 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.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
9. 9.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
12. 12.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
14. 14.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
19. 19.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) calls them names
20. 20.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
22. 22.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
25. 25.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
31. 31.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
35. 35.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 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
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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