Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 953 · 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.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
2. 2.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
5. 5.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
10. 10.🪤 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
11. 11.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
12. 12.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
14. 14.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
15. 15.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
17. 17.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
21. 21.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
23. 23.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
32. 32.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
37. 37.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so

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