Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 673 · 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) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
6. 6.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) close your eyes
9. 9.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
19. 19.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
22. 22.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.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
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
28. 28.🪤 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
29. 29.🪤 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
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
36. 36.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
38. 38.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
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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