Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 846 · 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: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
4. 4.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
6. 6.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) one means all
11. 11.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
14. 14.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
18. 18.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
19. 19.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
23. 23.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
26. 26.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
33. 33.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
36. 36.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
39. 39.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works

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