Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 808 · 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.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) calls them names
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
4. 4.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
14. 14.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
19. 19.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 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) one means all (d) lucky charm
21. 21.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
25. 25.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
28. 28.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
29. 29.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
36. 36.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) run fast
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
39. 39.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure

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