Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 203 · 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: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
10. 10.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
15. 15.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
19. 19.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🪤 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
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
29. 29.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
37. 37.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
38. 38.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person

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