Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 905 · 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: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
4. 4.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
6. 6.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
10. 10.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
11. 11.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
13. 13.🪤 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
14. 14.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) run fast
15. 15.🪤 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
16. 16.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
17. 17.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
19. 19.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
22. 22.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
31. 31.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
40. 40.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False

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