Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 65 · 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) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.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
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
10. 10.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
18. 18.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
21. 21.🪤 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
22. 22.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
24. 24.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
26. 26.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
35. 35.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
38. 38.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
40. 40.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False

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