Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 47 · 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.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
2. 2.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) calls them names
6. 6.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
9. 9.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
10. 10.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
16. 16.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
20. 20.🪤 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
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
27. 27.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
30. 30.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
34. 34.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all

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