Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 976 · 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: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
6. 6.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
7. 7.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
10. 10.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
14. 14.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
16. 16.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
19. 19.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
24. 24.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
27. 27.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) follow them
28. 28.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
36. 36.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
38. 38.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
40. 40.🪤 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

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