Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 875 · 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) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
2. 2.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
6. 6.🪤 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) one means all (d) attacking the person
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
10. 10.🪤 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
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
25. 25.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
33. 33.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
35. 35.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
37. 37.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) wait for green
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
40. 40.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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