Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 431 · 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: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
3. 3.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
5. 5.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
9. 9.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” 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 “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
16. 16.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
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
18. 18.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
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
26. 26.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
27. 27.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
29. 29.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
33. 33.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
38. 38.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm

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