Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 996 · 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: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
3. 3.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) wait for green
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
7. 7.🐈 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
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
10. 10.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
12. 12.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
13. 13.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
22. 22.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
25. 25.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.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
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
32. 32.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
35. 35.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it

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