Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 71 · 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.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
2. 2.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) wait for green
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
5. 5.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
8. 8.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
14. 14.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
19. 19.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.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
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
24. 24.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False

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