Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 826 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
5. 5.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
7. 7.🪤 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
8. 8.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
10. 10.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) run fast
12. 12.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
14. 14.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
16. 16.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
18. 18.🪤 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
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
24. 24.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
27. 27.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
36. 36.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
38. 38.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
40. 40.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact

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