Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 577 · 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 thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.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
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
7. 7.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
10. 10.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
16. 16.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚦 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
21. 21.🪤 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
22. 22.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
33. 33.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) walks away
34. 34.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
35. 35.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.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
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm

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