Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 202 · 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 thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
2. 2.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
5. 5.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
8. 8.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
12. 12.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (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.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
19. 19.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
23. 23.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
27. 27.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) run fast
28. 28.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works

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