Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 601 · 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: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🪤 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
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.👍 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
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
12. 12.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
14. 14.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
23. 23.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
26. 26.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
28. 28.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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
30. 30.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) mocking who said it
31. 31.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all

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