Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 478 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
5. 5.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
6. 6.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
10. 10.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
12. 12.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.👍 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
14. 14.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
20. 20.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
24. 24.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
27. 27.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
31. 31.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
32. 32.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
34. 34.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
38. 38.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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