Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 260 · 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.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
4. 4.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
5. 5.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
19. 19.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
21. 21.🪤 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
22. 22.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
28. 28.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
30. 30.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
33. 33.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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