Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 883 · 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: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
4. 4.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
8. 8.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
21. 21.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🚦 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
23. 23.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
25. 25.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
30. 30.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.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
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
34. 34.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
35. 35.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
37. 37.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
40. 40.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False

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