Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 56 · 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: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
5. 5.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
6. 6.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
7. 7.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
10. 10.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
14. 14.🍀 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
16. 16.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
18. 18.🐈 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
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
23. 23.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
28. 28.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
34. 34.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
40. 40.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False

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