Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 903 · 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: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
9. 9.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
14. 14.🪤 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
15. 15.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
27. 27.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
32. 32.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all

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