Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 607 · 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: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
4. 4.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) wait for green
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
11. 11.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
14. 14.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.🪤 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
19. 19.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
25. 25.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
30. 30.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
32. 32.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
35. 35.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it

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