Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 739 · 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: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
5. 5.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
7. 7.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
8. 8.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
11. 11.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
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.🪤 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
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
17. 17.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
23. 23.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
26. 26.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
28. 28.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
30. 30.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
38. 38.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it

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