Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 283 · 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: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.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
3. 3.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
6. 6.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
14. 14.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
17. 17.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
19. 19.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
22. 22.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
24. 24.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
28. 28.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
30. 30.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.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
32. 32.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
37. 37.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
39. 39.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm

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