Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 600 · 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.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
6. 6.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
9. 9.🐈 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
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
12. 12.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
16. 16.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
23. 23.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
25. 25.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
29. 29.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
31. 31.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
35. 35.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 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) one means all (d) attacking the person
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
39. 39.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person

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