Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 718 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
4. 4.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
6. 6.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
10. 10.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
13. 13.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
20. 20.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
24. 24.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
26. 26.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
27. 27.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
32. 32.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
37. 37.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm

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