Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 657 · 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: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
3. 3.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
4. 4.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.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
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
8. 8.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
11. 11.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
13. 13.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
22. 22.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
24. 24.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
25. 25.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
29. 29.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
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
34. 34.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) close your eyes
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.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
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
39. 39.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm

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