Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 968 · 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: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
4. 4.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
6. 6.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
10. 10.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
15. 15.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
19. 19.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
25. 25.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
29. 29.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
33. 33.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
35. 35.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
37. 37.🍀 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
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
40. 40.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals

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