Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 733 · 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: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
3. 3.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
9. 9.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
10. 10.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
13. 13.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
18. 18.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
19. 19.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
21. 21.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
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
27. 27.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
32. 32.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
36. 36.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it

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