Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 838 · 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: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) close your eyes
3. 3.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
6. 6.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
16. 16.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.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
18. 18.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
26. 26.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
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.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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