Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 315 · 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) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
2. 2.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
8. 8.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
16. 16.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
21. 21.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
28. 28.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” 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.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
33. 33.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
39. 39.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it

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