Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 547 · 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? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
3. 3.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 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
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
7. 7.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
11. 11.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
21. 21.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
24. 24.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
29. 29.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
32. 32.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
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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