Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 761 · 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) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
2. 2.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) follow them
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
8. 8.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
13. 13.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
15. 15.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
17. 17.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
19. 19.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
23. 23.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
25. 25.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
26. 26.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
32. 32.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it

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