Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 404 · 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: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🍀 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
8. 8.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
10. 10.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
29. 29.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
31. 31.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
38. 38.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it

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