Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 121 · 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 “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🐈 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
3. 3.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
5. 5.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
12. 12.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
14. 14.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
17. 17.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
20. 20.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
23. 23.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
28. 28.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
30. 30.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
31. 31.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
33. 33.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
36. 36.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
40. 40.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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