Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 662 · 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.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
5. 5.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
9. 9.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
15. 15.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🐈 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
18. 18.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) follow them
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
22. 22.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
26. 26.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
39. 39.🪤 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
40. 40.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True

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