Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 546 · 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) that cat was upset (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
4. 4.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
6. 6.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
11. 11.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) one means all
12. 12.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
13. 13.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
16. 16.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
19. 19.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
21. 21.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
24. 24.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
26. 26.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
28. 28.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
30. 30.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
33. 33.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) follow them
35. 35.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it

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