Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 499 · 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: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
6. 6.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
7. 7.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
9. 9.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
13. 13.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 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
15. 15.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
18. 18.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
22. 22.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
29. 29.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
31. 31.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
37. 37.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
40. 40.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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