Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 644 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
2. 2.👍 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
3. 3.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
6. 6.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
10. 10.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
13. 13.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
15. 15.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
18. 18.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
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) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
23. 23.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
28. 28.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
31. 31.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
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
34. 34.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
39. 39.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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