Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 438 · 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 has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
5. 5.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
11. 11.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
23. 23.🪤 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) one means all (d) attacking the person
24. 24.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
26. 26.🪤 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
27. 27.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
29. 29.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
32. 32.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
39. 39.🪤 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
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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