Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 542 · 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.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.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
4. 4.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 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
6. 6.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
7. 7.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
10. 10.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
18. 18.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
20. 20.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) calls them names
21. 21.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
27. 27.👍 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
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
29. 29.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 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
31. 31.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) run fast
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
38. 38.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
40. 40.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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