Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 467 · 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 was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
5. 5.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
8. 8.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
11. 11.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
14. 14.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
17. 17.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (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.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
27. 27.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
28. 28.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.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
33. 33.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) one means all
34. 34.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.👍 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
40. 40.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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