Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 218 · 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: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
6. 6.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
10. 10.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
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
12. 12.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
15. 15.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 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
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
18. 18.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) close your eyes
19. 19.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
20. 20.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🍀 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
26. 26.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
28. 28.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
34. 34.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
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? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
40. 40.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True

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