Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 785 · 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.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
4. 4.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
5. 5.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
7. 7.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
8. 8.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
11. 11.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) run fast
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
19. 19.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
20. 20.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
38. 38.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes

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