Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 143 · 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) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
2. 2.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
3. 3.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
5. 5.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
6. 6.🐈 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
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
13. 13.🪤 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
14. 14.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
17. 17.🔍 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
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
19. 19.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) one means all
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
31. 31.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 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) it happened once
33. 33.🪤 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
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🪤 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
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
40. 40.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

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