Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 281 · 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: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
6. 6.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
10. 10.👍 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
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
13. 13.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
18. 18.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
19. 19.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
29. 29.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
31. 31.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
34. 34.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
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.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
37. 37.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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