Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 279 · 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: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
3. 3.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.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
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
6. 6.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
8. 8.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
12. 12.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
21. 21.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
22. 22.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
30. 30.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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