Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 38 · 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 was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) cats hate me
4. 4.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
5. 5.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
9. 9.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
16. 16.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 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
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
19. 19.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
22. 22.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) run fast
26. 26.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
31. 31.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes

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