Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 239 · 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 thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
2. 2.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
4. 4.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) follow them
6. 6.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
10. 10.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
12. 12.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
14. 14.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
19. 19.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
21. 21.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.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
27. 27.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
31. 31.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
33. 33.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
35. 35.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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