Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 495 · 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) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
5. 5.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
8. 8.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 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
11. 11.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
19. 19.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
21. 21.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
26. 26.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
30. 30.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
33. 33.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
38. 38.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
39. 39.🪤 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
40. 40.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True

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