Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 305 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
5. 5.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
8. 8.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
9. 9.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
11. 11.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
16. 16.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
20. 20.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
23. 23.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
27. 27.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
29. 29.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
33. 33.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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
35. 35.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 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
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
39. 39.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all

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