Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 75 · 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) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) wait for green
2. 2.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
11. 11.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
14. 14.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
21. 21.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
27. 27.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
28. 28.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
35. 35.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) one means all
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
40. 40.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False

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