Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 352 · 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 has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
2. 2.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 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) one means all (d) lucky charm
4. 4.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.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
6. 6.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
8. 8.🪤 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
9. 9.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
11. 11.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
14. 14.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
16. 16.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
18. 18.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
20. 20.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) close your eyes
23. 23.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
30. 30.🪤 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
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
32. 32.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 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
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
38. 38.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
40. 40.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False

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