Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 735 · 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: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
5. 5.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) one means all
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
7. 7.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
11. 11.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
14. 14.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) one means all
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
17. 17.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
20. 20.🪤 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
22. 22.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
24. 24.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
28. 28.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
31. 31.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🪤 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
38. 38.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once

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