Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 506 · 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 thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
2. 2.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
4. 4.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
5. 5.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
6. 6.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
11. 11.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) one means all
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
17. 17.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
22. 22.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
23. 23.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
25. 25.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
32. 32.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
34. 34.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False

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