Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 778 · 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 thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
12. 12.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
18. 18.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
21. 21.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
22. 22.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
24. 24.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
31. 31.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
36. 36.🍀 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, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once

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