Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 666 · 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: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
4. 4.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
6. 6.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
12. 12.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
14. 14.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
21. 21.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
26. 26.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
29. 29.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 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
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
32. 32.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
33. 33.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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