Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 632 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
4. 4.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
9. 9.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
14. 14.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
18. 18.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
21. 21.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
24. 24.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.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
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
32. 32.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
38. 38.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
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
40. 40.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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