Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 900 · 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.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
6. 6.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
7. 7.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
15. 15.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
20. 20.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
23. 23.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) run fast
24. 24.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
26. 26.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
28. 28.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
30. 30.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
35. 35.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
38. 38.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False

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