Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

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

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