Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 563 · 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: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
5. 5.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
6. 6.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
13. 13.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
15. 15.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
19. 19.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
21. 21.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
24. 24.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
36. 36.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
40. 40.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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