Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 585 · 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 “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
8. 8.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
11. 11.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
13. 13.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) run fast
17. 17.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
20. 20.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
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: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
28. 28.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
31. 31.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
40. 40.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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