Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 184 · 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.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
2. 2.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
7. 7.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
10. 10.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
16. 16.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
21. 21.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
27. 27.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” 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 thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
32. 32.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
34. 34.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
35. 35.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
39. 39.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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