Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 314 · 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.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
3. 3.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
6. 6.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
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.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
10. 10.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
14. 14.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
20. 20.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
34. 34.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
38. 38.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
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
40. 40.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False

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