Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 412 · 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) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
3. 3.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) calls them names
7. 7.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
17. 17.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
20. 20.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
25. 25.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
28. 28.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
33. 33.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
37. 37.🪤 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
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
40. 40.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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