Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 795 · 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 of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
3. 3.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
4. 4.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
7. 7.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
11. 11.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
16. 16.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🚦 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
18. 18.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🍀 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
24. 24.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
32. 32.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
33. 33.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it

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