Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 561 · 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 of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
2. 2.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
6. 6.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) follow them
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
16. 16.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
20. 20.🪤 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
22. 22.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
28. 28.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
32. 32.👍 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
33. 33.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
36. 36.🪤 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
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes

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