Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 889 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.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
5. 5.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
7. 7.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
11. 11.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
24. 24.🔍 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
25. 25.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
26. 26.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
27. 27.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
32. 32.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.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
36. 36.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it

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