Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 584 · 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.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
4. 4.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
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
6. 6.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
10. 10.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
14. 14.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
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
16. 16.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
20. 20.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
22. 22.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
27. 27.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
29. 29.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
40. 40.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False

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