Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 623 · 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: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
4. 4.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
6. 6.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
9. 9.🪤 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
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
11. 11.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
17. 17.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
24. 24.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) wait for green
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
29. 29.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🪤 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
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
39. 39.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person

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