Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 152 · 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: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
5. 5.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
8. 8.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
10. 10.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚦 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
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
21. 21.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
25. 25.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
30. 30.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
33. 33.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
36. 36.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
40. 40.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False

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