Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 679 · 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: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
5. 5.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
7. 7.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
12. 12.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
14. 14.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
17. 17.🔍 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
19. 19.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
20. 20.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
22. 22.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 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
25. 25.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
28. 28.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
34. 34.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
35. 35.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
37. 37.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
40. 40.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False

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