Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 90 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
5. 5.🪤 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
6. 6.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
7. 7.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
8. 8.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
9. 9.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
12. 12.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
15. 15.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
17. 17.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
31. 31.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 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
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 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
38. 38.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it

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