Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 881 · 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) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) wait for green
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
4. 4.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
7. 7.🪤 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
8. 8.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
9. 9.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
13. 13.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
14. 14.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
19. 19.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
24. 24.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
26. 26.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
29. 29.🪤 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
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
31. 31.🍀 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
34. 34.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
40. 40.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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