Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 805 · 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: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
7. 7.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
8. 8.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) follow them
14. 14.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
22. 22.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
24. 24.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
27. 27.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
31. 31.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
36. 36.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
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it

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