Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 660 · 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: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
7. 7.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
10. 10.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
13. 13.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) follow them
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
21. 21.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
24. 24.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
25. 25.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
26. 26.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
31. 31.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (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) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
38. 38.🪤 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
39. 39.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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