Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 1 · 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 fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
3. 3.🪤 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
4. 4.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) wait for green
6. 6.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
8. 8.🍀 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
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
10. 10.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
15. 15.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
19. 19.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
21. 21.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
26. 26.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
30. 30.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person

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