Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 417 · 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.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
2. 2.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
7. 7.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
11. 11.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
13. 13.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
21. 21.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
24. 24.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
35. 35.🪤 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
36. 36.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
39. 39.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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