Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 667 · 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) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
3. 3.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
6. 6.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
7. 7.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
13. 13.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
17. 17.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.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
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
24. 24.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
28. 28.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
31. 31.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
35. 35.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
36. 36.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.👍 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
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it

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