Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 656 · 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.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
3. 3.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
6. 6.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
9. 9.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
13. 13.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) follow them
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
23. 23.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
34. 34.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
40. 40.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False

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