Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 66 · 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? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
9. 9.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 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
11. 11.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
15. 15.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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
17. 17.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
21. 21.🪤 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) one means all (d) everyone does it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
23. 23.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
25. 25.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
27. 27.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
29. 29.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
30. 30.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
37. 37.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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