Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 924 · 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: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
7. 7.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
9. 9.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) run fast
11. 11.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
12. 12.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) walks away
13. 13.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
15. 15.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
18. 18.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
22. 22.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
27. 27.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
31. 31.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 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
36. 36.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
40. 40.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True

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