Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 625 · 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: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
3. 3.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
7. 7.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
18. 18.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
19. 19.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
21. 21.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 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
23. 23.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
27. 27.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 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
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
33. 33.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
36. 36.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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