Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 294 · 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 has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
7. 7.🪤 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
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
9. 9.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🍀 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
13. 13.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
15. 15.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
16. 16.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
21. 21.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
23. 23.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
30. 30.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
40. 40.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True

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