Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 891 · 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: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
4. 4.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
9. 9.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
15. 15.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
16. 16.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
18. 18.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
19. 19.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) run fast
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
23. 23.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
24. 24.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
31. 31.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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