Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 418 · 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: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
3. 3.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
12. 12.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
14. 14.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
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
17. 17.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
19. 19.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
20. 20.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
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) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
31. 31.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) follow them
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
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.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm

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