Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 108 · 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.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
2. 2.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
10. 10.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
14. 14.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
17. 17.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
26. 26.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 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
29. 29.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
32. 32.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
35. 35.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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