Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 348 · 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: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
3. 3.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
6. 6.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🐈 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
8. 8.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
10. 10.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
12. 12.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
15. 15.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
23. 23.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
25. 25.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 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
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
30. 30.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
31. 31.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
32. 32.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
39. 39.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True

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