Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 148 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
4. 4.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
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.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
10. 10.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
12. 12.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
14. 14.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
15. 15.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
17. 17.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
19. 19.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
24. 24.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
25. 25.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🪤 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
28. 28.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
33. 33.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
35. 35.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
40. 40.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals

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