Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

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

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