Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 809 · 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) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
2. 2.🪤 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
3. 3.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
6. 6.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) run fast
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
11. 11.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
12. 12.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
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
14. 14.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
19. 19.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
24. 24.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
29. 29.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) one means all
30. 30.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
34. 34.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
36. 36.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
39. 39.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it

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