Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 81 · 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.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
2. 2.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
4. 4.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
6. 6.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
13. 13.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
15. 15.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
21. 21.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
23. 23.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
26. 26.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
34. 34.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm

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