Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 872 · 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) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) calls them names
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
3. 3.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
6. 6.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
8. 8.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
11. 11.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
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 of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
15. 15.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
20. 20.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
23. 23.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
25. 25.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
29. 29.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
38. 38.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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