Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 68 · 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? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
3. 3.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
8. 8.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
13. 13.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
15. 15.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
21. 21.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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
23. 23.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
30. 30.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
33. 33.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) follow them
39. 39.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.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

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