Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 593 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) one means all
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
6. 6.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
13. 13.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
16. 16.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
19. 19.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
21. 21.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
25. 25.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
28. 28.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
34. 34.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
35. 35.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
37. 37.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
39. 39.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it

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