Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 592 · 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.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
2. 2.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
7. 7.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
13. 13.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
15. 15.🪤 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
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
18. 18.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.👍 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
22. 22.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
24. 24.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
26. 26.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
31. 31.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
32. 32.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
33. 33.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 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
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works

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