Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 448 · 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 of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
3. 3.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
7. 7.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
11. 11.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
13. 13.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🚦 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
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
21. 21.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
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
27. 27.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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
29. 29.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
32. 32.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
33. 33.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
36. 36.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
40. 40.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True

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