Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 916 · 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 “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) follow them
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
7. 7.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.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
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
17. 17.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
25. 25.👍 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
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
29. 29.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
33. 33.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
35. 35.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
37. 37.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
39. 39.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person

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