Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 871 · 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.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
2. 2.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
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
4. 4.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
6. 6.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
8. 8.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
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
13. 13.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
14. 14.🪤 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
15. 15.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
19. 19.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
21. 21.🔍 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
22. 22.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
27. 27.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
29. 29.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) walks away
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
31. 31.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
33. 33.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
39. 39.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 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

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