Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 746 · 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.🍀 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
2. 2.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
5. 5.🪤 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
6. 6.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
8. 8.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
9. 9.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
13. 13.🪤 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
14. 14.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
19. 19.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
27. 27.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
30. 30.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
35. 35.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
38. 38.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice

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