Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 555 · 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: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) follow them
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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
6. 6.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) one means all
7. 7.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
16. 16.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
18. 18.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
21. 21.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
23. 23.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
29. 29.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
31. 31.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True

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