Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 135 · 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: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
3. 3.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
8. 8.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
10. 10.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
12. 12.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
15. 15.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
19. 19.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
20. 20.🐈 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
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
25. 25.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
28. 28.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
35. 35.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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