Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 638 · 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 of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
5. 5.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
8. 8.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
9. 9.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.👍 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
13. 13.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
15. 15.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
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.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
20. 20.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
23. 23.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
33. 33.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” 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) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
38. 38.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it

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