Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 848 · 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.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
2. 2.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.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
4. 4.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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
6. 6.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
21. 21.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
26. 26.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
29. 29.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
33. 33.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.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

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