Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 566 · 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: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
5. 5.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
11. 11.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
13. 13.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
17. 17.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
20. 20.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
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
25. 25.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
28. 28.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
33. 33.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) one means all
34. 34.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
36. 36.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
39. 39.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes

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