Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 877 · 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.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
2. 2.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
5. 5.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
8. 8.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
12. 12.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 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
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
26. 26.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
28. 28.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
30. 30.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
31. 31.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
32. 32.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so

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