Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 709 · 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.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) follow them
2. 2.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
6. 6.🪤 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
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
10. 10.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
12. 12.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
15. 15.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
20. 20.🍀 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) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
21. 21.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
28. 28.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
33. 33.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.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
35. 35.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
37. 37.🪤 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
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
39. 39.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) walks away

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