Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 634 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
11. 11.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
15. 15.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
18. 18.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
21. 21.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
22. 22.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
25. 25.👍 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
26. 26.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
28. 28.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) follow them
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
30. 30.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
39. 39.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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