Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 268 · 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.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
2. 2.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
6. 6.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
14. 14.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
16. 16.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
23. 23.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
27. 27.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
29. 29.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
37. 37.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
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🚦 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

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