Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 30 · 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 rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
4. 4.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) one means all
7. 7.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
17. 17.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
19. 19.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
20. 20.🪤 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
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
24. 24.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
26. 26.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
28. 28.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
32. 32.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🐈 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
35. 35.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
36. 36.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
37. 37.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True

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