Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 120 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
3. 3.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🚦 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
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
9. 9.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
12. 12.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
17. 17.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 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
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
22. 22.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) cats hate me
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
32. 32.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
36. 36.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
38. 38.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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