Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 246 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
8. 8.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
11. 11.True or false: “my lucky pen did 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) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) run fast
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
14. 14.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
19. 19.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
28. 28.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
32. 32.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
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
35. 35.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
38. 38.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
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
40. 40.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True

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