Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 381 · 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.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
4. 4.👍 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
5. 5.🪤 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
6. 6.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
7. 7.🍀 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
8. 8.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
10. 10.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
12. 12.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.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
15. 15.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
26. 26.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) wait for green
27. 27.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
30. 30.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
40. 40.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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