Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 925 · 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 of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
3. 3.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
6. 6.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) calls them names
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
9. 9.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.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
11. 11.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
13. 13.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
15. 15.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
16. 16.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
18. 18.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
24. 24.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
26. 26.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
28. 28.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
30. 30.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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