Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 263 · 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: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
3. 3.👍 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
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
9. 9.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
17. 17.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
21. 21.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
26. 26.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) wait for green
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
36. 36.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree

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